linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 13/22] rtc: pm8xxx: refactor read

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Message-ID: <Y+JsML07a6v7GOml@hovoldconsulting.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2023 16:20:16 +0100
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     David Collins <quic_collinsd@...cinc.com>
Cc:     Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 13/22] rtc: pm8xxx: refactor read_time()

On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 07:16:09PM -0800, David Collins wrote:
> On 2/2/23 07:54, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > In preparation for adding support for setting the time by means of an
> > externally stored offset, refactor read_time() by adding a new helper
> > that can be used to retrieve the raw time as stored in the RTC.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> >  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
> > index b1ce246c501a..2f96a178595c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
> > +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
> > @@ -59,6 +59,37 @@ struct pm8xxx_rtc {
> >  	struct device *dev;
> >  };
> >  
> > +static int pm8xxx_rtc_read_raw(struct pm8xxx_rtc *rtc_dd, u32 *secs)
> 
> I think that pm8xxx_rtc_read_time_raw() might be a better name for this
> function to avoid any possible confusion if it is being used to read the
> RTC time or the alarm time.

Thanks, that's a good suggestion. I don't think there's any real risk
for confusion here, but if I'm sending a v3 I can rename this one.

> The patch looks good to me otherwise.

Johan