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Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:24:04 +0200
From:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>
To:	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Cc:	tino.keitel@....de, Yoichi Yuasa <yoichi_yuasa@...peaks.co.jp>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [rtc-linux] Re: rtc_cmos: error after first write to wakealarm

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:03:19 +0200
Tino Keitel <tino.keitel@....de> wrote:

> > > I have the following strange behaviour with rtc_cmos:
> > > 
> > > $ echo 1181934240 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm
> > > bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy
> > > $ rmmod rtc_cmos
> > > $ modprobe rtc_cmos
> > > $ echo 1181934240 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm
> > > $ echo 1181934240 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm
> > > bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy
> > > $
> > 
> > If the alarm has already been enabled, you cannot set the next alarm. 
> > You should disable first.
> 
> Ah, ok.
>   
> Where is the documentation that describes that I have to disable it
> first, and how to do this? A migration document for /proc/acpi/alarm   
> users would be nice, too.

 Well, I guess there is no documentation. Maybe we could add
 a dev_warn with an explicit message.


-- 

 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy

  http://www.towertech.it

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