4 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 773e7d9f..b5006894 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -6695,3 +6695,6 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   can be used together with --edit to set the maximum video file size and turn on
   splitting edited files at the editing marks. These options must be given before
   --edit to have an effect.
+- cTimeMs is no longer initialized to the current time if the value given to the
+  constructor is negative (avoids the "cTimeMs: using monotonic clock..." log message
+  before VDR's starting log message).
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index cd3a7585..88773a5b 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: remote.c 2.3 2011/03/27 15:03:36 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remote.c 2.4 2011/08/15 13:41:40 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "remote.h"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 eKeys cRemote::keys[MaxKeys];
 int cRemote::in = 0;
 int cRemote::out = 0;
-cTimeMs cRemote::repeatTimeout;
+cTimeMs cRemote::repeatTimeout(-1);
 cRemote *cRemote::learning = NULL;
 char *cRemote::unknownCode = NULL;
 cMutex cRemote::mutex;
diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c
index ccd2783d..c9a3a44e 100644
--- a/tools.c
+++ b/tools.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.c 2.16 2011/08/15 12:23:20 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.c 2.17 2011/08/15 13:35:23 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tools.h"
@@ -571,7 +571,10 @@ time_t LastModifiedTime(const char *FileName)
 
 cTimeMs::cTimeMs(int Ms)
 {
-  Set(Ms);
+  if (Ms >= 0)
+     Set(Ms);
+  else
+     begin = 0;
 }
 
 uint64_t cTimeMs::Now(void)
diff --git a/tools.h b/tools.h
index bc51daed..3d13c191 100644
--- a/tools.h
+++ b/tools.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.h 2.10 2011/08/15 11:50:02 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.h 2.11 2011/08/15 14:13:42 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __TOOLS_H
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ private:
 public:
   cTimeMs(int Ms = 0);
       ///< Creates a timer with ms resolution and an initial timeout of Ms.
+      ///< If Ms is negative the timer is not initialized with the current
+      ///< time.
   static uint64_t Now(void);
   void Set(int Ms = 0);
   bool TimedOut(void);