Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:18:51 +0000 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Y2K checked (Re: *** Draft 6 - Press Release ***) |
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Gregory Maxwell wrote: > > [Related - does Linux work around BIOSes and/or hardware clocks that > > don't roll over the century at Y2K? It will be bad if lots of PCs > > are powered down on Dec 31st, powered up on Jan 1st, and the Linux ones > > are the ones reporting Jan 01, 1900 while the MS ones get the time right]. > > It does, as of kernel 1.3.x I think.
Checked and confirmed. All architectures either read only two digits of their hardware clocks and map to 1970..2069, or don't need the hack.
-- Jamie
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