linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] rtc: wilco-ec: Handle reading invalid times

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Date:   Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:50:21 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Nick Crews <ncrews@...omium.org>
Cc:     Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        enric.balletbo@...labora.com, bleung@...omium.org,
        dlaurie@...omium.org, djkurtz@...omium.org, dtor@...gle.com,
        campello@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] rtc: wilco-ec: Handle reading invalid times

On 04/10/2019 08:26:08-0600, Nick Crews wrote:
> If the RTC HW returns an invalid time, the rtc_year_days()
> call would crash. This patch adds error logging in this
> situation, and removes the tm_yday and tm_wday calculations.
> These fields should not be relied upon by userspace
> according to man rtc, and thus we don't need to calculate
> them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nick Crews <ncrews@...omium.org>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-wilco-ec.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
Applied, thanks.

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Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin
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