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Date:	Wed, 4 May 2016 13:51:45 +0200
From:	Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@...il.com>
To:	venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc:add support for maxim rtc max6916

On Wed, May 04, 2016 at 03:30:17AM -0700, venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com wrote:
> From: venkat-prashanth <venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com>
> 
> This is a patch to add support for
> maxim rtc max6916
> Signed-off-by:Venkat Prashanth B U <venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com>
> ---
>  Kconfig       |   9 ++++
>  Makefile      |   6 +++
>  rtc-max6916.c | 133 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 148 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 Makefile
>  create mode 100644 rtc-max6916.c
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..fa7a2fa
> --- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
> +config RTC_DRV_MAX6916
> +tristate "Maxim MAX6916"
> + help
> +  If you say yes here you get support for the
> +  Maxim MAX6916 chips.
> +  This driver only supports the RTC feature, and not other chip
> +  features such as alarms.
> +  This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
> +  will be called rtc‐max6916.
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..db34a02
> --- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
> @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
> +CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=n
> +obj-m+=rtc-max6916.o
> +all:
> +	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules
> +clean:
> +	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean

Something is wrong here.
Kconfig and Makefile should really not be created, and the Makefile
seems like an out-of-tree-Makefile?

Clone a proper working tree and look how it should be written.

> + *
> + */
> +#include <linux/init.h>
> +#include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/device.h>
> +#include <linux/platform_device.h>
> +#include <linux/rtc.h>
> +#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
> +#include <linux/bcd.h>

> +/* Registers in max6916 rtc */
> +#define MAX6916_SECONDS_REG	0x01
> +#define MAX6916_MINUTES_REG	0x02
> +#define MAX6916_HOURS_REG	0x03
> +#define MAX6916_DATE_REG	0x04
> +#define MAX6916_MONTH_REG	0x05


> +static int max6916_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *dt)
> +{
> +	struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(dev);
> +	int err;
> +	unsigned char buf[8];
> +
> +	buf[0] = MAX6916_CLOCK_BURST | 0x80;
> +	err = spi_write_then_read(spi, buf, 1, buf, 8);
> +	if (err)
> +	return err;
> +	dt->tm_sec = bcd2bin(buf[0]);
> +	dt->tm_min = bcd2bin(buf[1]);
> +	dt->tm_hour = bcd2bin(buf[2] & MAX6916_CLOCK_BURST);
> +	dt->tm_mday = bcd2bin(buf[3]);
> +	dt->tm_mon = bcd2bin(buf[4]) - 1;
> +	dt->tm_wday = bcd2bin(buf[5]) - 1;
> +	dt->tm_year = bcd2bin(buf[6]) + 100;
> +	return rtc_valid_tm(dt);
> +}
> +static int max6916_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *dt)
> +{
> +	struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(dev);
> +	unsigned char buf[9];
> +
> +	buf[0] = MAX6916_CLOCK_BURST & 0x7F;
> +	buf[1] = bcd2bin(dt->tm_sec);
> +	buf[2] = bcd2bin(dt->tm_min);
> +	buf[3] = (bcd2bin(dt->tm_hour)&MAX6916_CLOCK_BURST);
> +	buf[4] = bcd2bin(dt->tm_mday);
> +	buf[5] = bcd2bin(dt->tm_mon + 1);
> +	buf[6] = bcd2bin(dt->tm_wday + 1);
> +	/* year from 1900-range of 100 in rtc from 00 to 99 */
> +	dt->tm_year = dt->tm_year % 100;
> +	buf[7] = bcd2bin(dt->tm_year);
> +	buf[8] = bcd2bin(0x00);
> +	/* write the rtc settings */
> +	return spi_write_then_read(spi, buf, 9, NULL, 0);
> +}
> +static const struct rtc_class_ops max6916_rtc_ops = {
> +	.read_time = max6916_read_time,
> +	.set_time = max6916_set_time,
> +};
> +static int max6916_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
> +{
> +	struct rtc_device *rtc;
> +	unsigned char data;
> +	int res;
> +
> +	/* spi setup with max6916 in mode 3 and bits per word as 8 */
> +	spi->mode = SPI_MODE_3;
> +	spi->bits_per_word = 8;
> +	spi_setup(spi);
> +	/* RTC Settings */
> +	res = max6916_read_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_SECONDS_REG, &data);
> +	if (res)
> +	return res;
> +	/* Disable the write protect of rtc */
> +	max6916_read_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_CONTROL_REG, &data);
> +	data = data & ~(1<<7);
> +	max6916_write_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_CONTROL_REG, data);
> +	/* Enable the oscillator,disable the oscillator stop flag,and glitch filter to reduce current consumption */
> +	max6916_read_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_STATUS_REG, &data);
> +	data = data & 0x1B;
> +	max6916_write_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_STATUS_REG, data);
> +	/* display the settings */
> +	max6916_read_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_CONTROL_REG, &data);
> +	dev_info(&spi->dev, "MAX6916 RTC CTRL Reg = 0x%02x\n", data);
> +	max6916_read_reg(&spi->dev, MAX6916_STATUS_REG, &data);
> +	dev_info(&spi->dev, "MAX6916 RTC Status Reg = 0x%02x\n", data);
> +	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&spi->dev, "max6916", &max6916_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
> +	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
> +	return PTR_ERR(rtc);
> +	spi_set_drvdata(spi, rtc);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +static struct spi_driver max6916_driver = {
> +	.driver = {
> +	.name = "max6916",
> +	},
> +	.probe = max6916_probe,
> +};
> +module_spi_driver(max6916_driver);
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MAX6916 SPI RTC DRIVER");
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Venkat Prashanth B U <venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com>");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");


An overall comment, the patch is hard to parse.
Please seperate logical code sections with an empty line and use
indentation after if-statements.

Cheers,
Marcus Folkesson

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