linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/rtc/interface.c: check the error after __rtc_read

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:44:43 -0700
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	Hyogi Gim <hyogi.gim@....com>
Cc:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	"rtc-linux@...glegroups.com" <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/rtc/interface.c: check the error after __rtc_read_time()

On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Hyogi Gim <hyogi.gim@....com> wrote:
> In __rtc_set_alarm(), the error after __rtc_read_time() is not checked.
> If rtc device fail to read time, we cannot guarantee the following process.
>
> Add the verification code for returned __rtc_read_time() error.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hyogi Gim <hyogi.gim@....com>

Thanks for sending this in. Sorry I didn't get to it earlier. I've got
it queued for testing and hopefully will make it for 3.17 (but I may
be cutting it close).

thanks
-john
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