linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 089/117] rtc: pcf8523: dont return invalid date when battery is low

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jun 2019 19:57:03 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Erik Čuk <erik.cuk@...el.com>,
        Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 089/117] rtc: pcf8523: dont return invalid date when battery is low

From: Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>

commit ecb4a353d3afd45b9bb30c85d03ee113a0589079 upstream.

The RTC_VL_READ ioctl reports the low battery condition. Still,
pcf8523_rtc_read_time() happily returns invalid dates in this case.
Check the battery health on pcf8523_rtc_read_time() to avoid that.

Reported-by: Erik Čuk <erik.cuk@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ static int pcf8523_write(struct i2c_clie
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int pcf8523_voltage_low(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	u8 value;
+	int err;
+
+	err = pcf8523_read(client, REG_CONTROL3, &value);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return !!(value & REG_CONTROL3_BLF);
+}
+
 static int pcf8523_select_capacitance(struct i2c_client *client, bool high)
 {
 	u8 value;
@@ -164,6 +176,14 @@ static int pcf8523_rtc_read_time(struct
 	struct i2c_msg msgs[2];
 	int err;
 
+	err = pcf8523_voltage_low(client);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		return err;
+	} else if (err > 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "low voltage detected, time is unreliable\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	msgs[0].addr = client->addr;
 	msgs[0].flags = 0;
 	msgs[0].len = 1;
@@ -248,17 +268,13 @@ static int pcf8523_rtc_ioctl(struct devi
 			     unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
-	u8 value;
-	int ret = 0, err;
+	int ret;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case RTC_VL_READ:
-		err = pcf8523_read(client, REG_CONTROL3, &value);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-
-		if (value & REG_CONTROL3_BLF)
-			ret = 1;
+		ret = pcf8523_voltage_low(client);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 
 		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &ret, sizeof(int)))
 			return -EFAULT;