devtc's complaint of timing changing underfoot is more helpful if readable. Reference: /n/atom/patch/applied/boofheads Date: Thu Feb 27 21:05:09 CET 2014 Signed-off-by: quanstro@quanstro.net --- /sys/src/9/pc/devrtc.c Thu Feb 27 21:04:40 2014 +++ /sys/src/9/pc/devrtc.c Thu Feb 27 21:04:40 2014 @@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ if(ot == t) break; } - if(i == 100) print("we are boofheads\n"); + if(i == 100) + print("rtc clock changes underfoot %ld %ld\n", ot, t); iunlock(&nvrtlock); --- /sys/src/9/pcpae/devrtc.c Thu Feb 27 21:04:40 2014 +++ /sys/src/9/pcpae/devrtc.c Thu Feb 27 21:04:40 2014 @@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ if(ot == t) break; } - if(i == 100) print("we are boofheads\n"); + if(i == 100) + print("rtc clock changes underfoot %ld %ld\n", ot, t); iunlock(&nvrtlock); --- /sys/src/nix/k10/devrtc.c Thu Feb 27 21:04:40 2014 +++ /sys/src/nix/k10/devrtc.c Thu Feb 27 21:04:40 2014 @@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ break; } iunlock(&nvrtlock); - - if(i == 100) print("we are boofheads\n"); + if(i == 100) + print("rtc clock changes underfoot %ld %ld\n", ot, t); return t; }