linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: brcmstb-waketimer: fix settime function

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Message-ID: <e8c1c77c-dd16-afa8-509a-417e0ab7535c@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:14:56 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Gregory Fong <gregory.0xf0@...il.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Markus Mayer <mmayer@...adcom.com>, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: brcmstb-waketimer: fix settime function

On 06/28/2017 01:07 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> gcc warns about an unused variable in the new driver:
> 
> drivers/rtc/rtc-brcmstb-waketimer.c: In function 'brcmstb_waketmr_settime':
> drivers/rtc/rtc-brcmstb-waketimer.c:142:6: error: unused variable 'ret' [-Werror=unused-variable]
> 
> The same function also doesn't handle overflow correctly, this makes
> it return -EINVAL when passed a time that doesn't fit within the
> range of the register.

Yes, thanks for doing that.

> 
> Fixes: 9f4ad359c801 ("rtc: brcmstb-waketimer: Add Broadcom STB wake-timer")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian