linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] rtc-pcf2123: avoid resetting the clock if possible

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Date:	Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:25:12 +0100
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Joshua Clayton <stillcompiling@...il.com>
Cc:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] rtc-pcf2123: avoid resetting the clock if possible

On 04/11/2015 at 07:36:37 -0800, Joshua Clayton wrote :
> +	ret = pcf2123_rtc_read_time(dev, &tm);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		return false;
> +
> +	if (rtc_valid_tm(&tm) < 0) {
> +		dev_err(dev, "retrieved date/time is not valid.\n");
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +

I would remove that test as basically, the date/time will only be valid
when OSC_HAS_STOPPED is not set.

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Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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