[PATCH] Fix up SAC calculations for ATM/bar confusion

Dirk Hohndel dirk at hohndel.org
Sun Feb 24 10:50:34 PST 2013


Linus Torvalds <torvalds at linux-foundation.org> writes:

> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds at linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>>
>>   Note that Poltsi reported differences larger than the difference of
>>   BAR/ATM, so this is not the cause. I'll continue to look at this.
>
> Hmm. We try to remove time at the surface in the middle of the dive
> from the SAC rate calculations, but we do that by just modifying the
> dive time.
>
> Which is makes some sense, but at the same time the average depth of
> the dive has been calculated without that dive time modification.

Which means that our SAC rate is actually wrong :-(

> So for dives with extended time at the surface (happens if you dive
> down a bit for a buoyancy check and come back up to wait for your
> buddy, for example), our SAC-rate calculations are slightly off.
>
> I'll look at that, just in case.

Thanks

> At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if Suunto DM just had a bug too.

No way. Suunto software with a bug? Impossible.

/D


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