>> kern.rtc_offset seems to be read-only.  Would it be possible to
>> change this?

> No, it's impossible.  Because the rtc_offset is referred at the time
> when root partition is mounted, changing rtc_offset at /etc/rc is too
> late.

Too late for what?  The clock may be wrong between mountroot and
ntpdate (or moral equivalent), but that's a comparatively small time,
and with rtc_offset set correctly, every time the software time of day
is rewritten to the hardware clock (meaning resettodr()), it'll get
done correctly....

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