linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] rtc: implement a sysfs interface for clock offset

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Date:	Mon, 1 Feb 2016 12:56:48 -0800
From:	Joshua Clayton <stillcompiling@...il.com>
To:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] rtc: implement a sysfs interface for clock
 offset

On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:41:15 +0100
Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 04/01/2016 at 10:31:25 -0800, Joshua Clayton wrote :
> > The file is called "offset", and may be set and read in decimal.
> > For rtcs that do not have read_offset or set_offset implemented,
> > read always returns zero and write will return -EINVAL.
> > 
> Can you expand rtc_attr_is_visible() instead of having the offset file
> always present?

Yes, Absolutely.
I wanted to do something like this, but didn't know is_visible
existed... and no wonder. Its in attribute_group

> 
> Also, you need to expand Documentation/rtc.txt, section SYSFS
> INTERFACE.
> 
OK. Will do.

> I'm fine with having parts per billion as the unit and I hope we won't
> ever need anything more precise :)
> 
It is orders of magnitude more than needed at present
...and no will ever need more than 640k of memory... right?