linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: interface: set the next alarm event appropriately

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Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:57:52 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:     YiPing Xu <xuyiping@...ilicon.com>
Cc:     a.zummo@...ertech.it, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, roy.chenjun@...ilicon.com,
        colin.king@...onical.com, wanghao24@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: interface: set the next alarm event appropriately

Hi,

On 21/09/2017 at 14:45:17 +0800, YiPing Xu wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2017/9/20 17:16, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On 20/09/2017 at 11:22:31 +0800, Xu Yiping wrote:
> > > From: Xu YiPing  <xuyiping@...ilicon.com>
> > > 
> > > After commit 2b2f5ff00f63 ("rtc: interface: ignore expired timers when
> > > enqueuing new timers"), the rtc_timer_enqueue will not reprogram the RTC
> > > when there is any non-expired timers in the timerqueue. If we set a
> > > RTC_TIMER between now and the next non-expired timers, it won't go into
> > > effect in time.
> > > 
> > > So, besides ignoring the expired timers, we should take the next effect
> > > timer into account, and reprogram the RTC timer appropriately.
> > > 
> > 
> > Can you try this patch instead? I think it solves this issue:
> > http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/792482/
> 
>    We've tested this patch, it works too.
> 
>    Will it be merged into the main tree?
> 

Yes, I will send it as a fix for 4.14.


-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com