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On Sun, 25 Nov 2012, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Brent Busby wrote:

quoted text
>> Is it still necessary or recommended these days for proper operation

>> of audio apps to have a user-accessible /dev/rtc?

>

> Not really.  Using the RTC or HPET devices directly is necessary only

> if the kernel does not use them for timers.  Nowadays, kernels do, and

> applications use the proper timer APIs.

>

> You'd need this only if you're using some audio application that

> hasn't been updated for many years.

Ok, that explains why it's been a long time since I've seen those device

permissions actually break anything.  The reason I ask though is because

the web site for Muse still has a section on making sure /dev/rtc is

accessible:
http://muse-sequencer.org/index.php/Faq#RTC_Timer
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