time_init calls timer to make sure that xtime is non-zero. This was the

cause of /proc having a 1970 date.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/time.c b/arch/um/kernel/time.c
index ddcd009..c740ef7 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/time.c
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ unsigned long long host_hz = 0;
 
 void time_init(void)
 {
+	/* XXX This is to fill xtime with something real - otherwise by the
+	 * time /proc is mounted, no timers have fired, and xtime is still 0,
+	 * meaning it shows times of Jan 1 1970.  The real fix is to figure
+	 * out why no timers have happened by then.
+	 */
+	timer();
+
 	host_hz = get_host_hz();
 	if(signal(SIGVTALRM, boot_timer_handler) == SIG_ERR)
 		panic("Couldn't set SIGVTALRM handler");