Bug #4790
arcmsr shouldn't abuse ddi_get_time(9f)
Status:
New
Priority:
Low
Assignee:
-
Category:
driver - device drivers
Start date:
2014-04-21
Due date:
% Done:
0%
Estimated time:
Difficulty:
Bite-size
Tags:
needs-triage
Gerrit CR:
Description
ddi_get_time() returns a Unix timestamp based on the current TOD. If the TOD setting changes for whatever reason (daylight saving time adjustments, NTP), the value returned by ddi_get_time() may change non-monotonically. This makes it unsuitable for calculating timeouts and wait times.
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