linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] rtc: Convert rtc_class_ops.set_mmss() to use time64

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Date:	Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:49:48 +0800
From:	"pang.xunlei" <pang.xunlei@...aro.org>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	"rtc-linux@...glegroups.com" <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Sven Schnelle <svens@...ckframe.org>,
	Xunlei Pang <pang.xunlei@...aro.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd.bergmann@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] rtc: Convert rtc_class_ops.set_mmss() to use time64_t

On 27 November 2014 at 20:02, Xunlei Pang <pang.xunlei@...aro.org> wrote:
> Currently the rtc_class_op's set_mmss() function takes a 32bit second
> value (on 32bit systems), which is problematic for dates past y2038.
>
> This patch resolves it by changing the interface and all users to use
> y2038 safe time64_t.
>
> Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd.bergmann@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Xunlei Pang <pang.xunlei@...aro.org>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c
> index fc209dc..ec50757 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c
> @@ -210,9 +210,16 @@ static int ds2404_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *dt)
>         return rtc_valid_tm(dt);
>  }
>
> -static int ds2404_set_mmss(struct device *dev, unsigned long secs)
> +static int ds2404_set_mmss(struct device *dev, time64_t secs)
>  {
> +       /*
> +        * y2106 issue:
> +        *   On 32bit systems the time64_t secs value gets cast to
> +        *   a 32bit long, and thus we can only write a maximum value
> +        *   of y2016
> +        */
>         u32 time = cpu_to_le32(secs);
> +
>         ds2404_write_memory(dev, 0x203, 4, (u8 *)&time);

Hi Sven,

Does this rtc hardware support ds2404_write_memory() with length > 4,
i.e. y2106 safe?

Thanks,
Xunlei
>         return 0;
>  }
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