Re: [PATCH 3/4 v5 RESEND] rtc: add rtc-driver for HID sensors oftype time

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Jan 03 2013 - 17:39:03 EST


On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:45:36 +0100
Alexander Holler <holler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This driver makes the time from HID sensors (hubs) which are offering
> such available like any other RTC does.
>
> It is necessary that all values like year, month etc, are send as
> 8bit values (1 byte each) and all of them in 1 report. Also the
> spec HUTRR39b doesn't define the range of the year field, we
> tread it as 0 - 99 because that's what most RTCs I know about are
> offering.
>
> Currently the time can only be read. Setting the time must be done
> through sending a report (or a feature). The spec currently doesn't
> define how and I'm not sure if I just should define something by myself.
>

Looks OK to me. It sounds like Jonathan will be merging these patches
when he's happy with them - please do proceed that way.

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