Commit 5b07a526 authored by Rusty Russell's avatar Rusty Russell Committed by Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] fix linewrap in Documentation/ia64/efirtc.txt

From:  ookhoi@humilis.net
parent 09c81acd
...@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ The purpose of this driver is to supply an API for kernel and user applications ...@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ The purpose of this driver is to supply an API for kernel and user applications
to get access to the Time Service offered by EFI version 0.92. to get access to the Time Service offered by EFI version 0.92.
EFI provides 4 calls one can make once the OS is booted: GetTime(), EFI provides 4 calls one can make once the OS is booted: GetTime(),
SetTime(), GetWakeupTime(), SetWakeupTime() which are all supported by this driver. SetTime(), GetWakeupTime(), SetWakeupTime() which are all supported by this
We describe those calls as well the design of the driver in the following driver. We describe those calls as well the design of the driver in the
sections. following sections.
II/ Design Decisions II/ Design Decisions
The original ideas was to provide a very simple driver to get access to, The original ideas was to provide a very simple driver to get access to,
at first, the time of day service. This is required in order to access, in a at first, the time of day service. This is required in order to access, in a
portable way, the CMOS clock. A program like /sbin/hwclock uses such a clock portable way, the CMOS clock. A program like /sbin/hwclock uses such a clock
to initialize the system view of the time during boot. to initialize the system view of the time during boot.
...@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ One of the reasons for doing it this way is to allow for EFI to still evolve ...@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ One of the reasons for doing it this way is to allow for EFI to still evolve
without necessarily impacting any of the user applications. The decoupling without necessarily impacting any of the user applications. The decoupling
enables flexibility and permits writing wrapper code is ncase things change. enables flexibility and permits writing wrapper code is ncase things change.
The driver exposes two interfaces, one via the device file and a set of ioctl()s. The driver exposes two interfaces, one via the device file and a set of
The other is read-only via the /proc filesystem. ioctl()s. The other is read-only via the /proc filesystem.
As of today we don't offer a /proc/sys interface. As of today we don't offer a /proc/sys interface.
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