linux-kernel - RTC batt_status always okay

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Message-ID: <c4db57af-2f36-c2f7-debb-27650ddbb783@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 1 Oct 2016 09:35:53 -0700
From:   Peter Miller <spunk1024@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: RTC batt_status always okay

Hi everybody,

can anyone tell me why the batt_status in /proc/drivers/rtc always 
returns okay? I measured the RTC battery voltage and it is beyond dead 
(0.0004V). I tested it on an IBM R51 and Lenovo R61 laptop. It even 
returns okay, when I boot without RTC battery at all.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Peter