Re: [PATCH] rtc: fix typos in comments
From: Joshua Kinard
Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 15:25:41 EST
On 09/04/2026 06:47, Hemanth Selam wrote:
Fix typos in comments, reported by scripts/checkpatch.pl using the
misspelling list in scripts/spelling.txt. Only touches comments, no code
changes.
Assisted-by: Cursor:claude-opus-5
Signed-off-by: Hemanth Selam <hemanth.selam@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c | 6 +++---
drivers/rtc/rtc-meson.c | 2 +-
drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8583.c | 2 +-
drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c | 2 +-
drivers/rtc/rtc-sa1100.c | 2 +-
drivers/rtc/rtc-spear.c | 2 +-
include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h | 4 ++--
7 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
index 5fc8e36b1abf..beb987b76f24 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ ds1685_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
"Main battery is exhausted! RTC may be invalid!\n");
- /* Check the auxillary battery. It is optional. */
+ /* Check the auxiliary battery. It is optional. */
if (!(rtc->read(rtc, RTC_EXT_CTRL_4A) & RTC_CTRL_4A_VRT2))
dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
"Aux battery is exhausted or not available.\n");
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)
rtc->write(rtc, RTC_CTRL_A, ctrla);
/*
- * Read Control 4A and check the status of the auxillary
+ * Read Control 4A and check the status of the auxiliary
* battery. This must be present and working (VRT2 = 1)
* for wakeup and kickstart functionality to be useful.
*/
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)
rtc->write(rtc, RTC_EXT_CTRL_4A, ctrl4a);
/*
- * The auxillary battery is present and working.
+ * The auxiliary battery is present and working.
* Enable extended functions (ABE=1), enable
* wake-up (WIE=1), and enable kickstart (KSE=1)
* in Control 4B.
diff --git a/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h b/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h
index 8ec0ebfaef04..55d3edc7e972 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct ds1685_rtc_platform_data {
* access to the extended NV-SRAM by automatically incrementing the address
* register when they are read from or written to.
*/
-#define RTC_CTRL_4A_VRT2 BIT(7) /* Auxillary Battery Status */
+#define RTC_CTRL_4A_VRT2 BIT(7) /* Auxiliary Battery Status */
#define RTC_CTRL_4A_INCR BIT(6) /* Increment-in-Progress Status */
#define RTC_CTRL_4A_PAB BIT(3) /* Power-Active Bar Control */
#define RTC_CTRL_4A_RF BIT(2) /* RAM-Clear Flag */
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct ds1685_rtc_platform_data {
/*
* Bit names in Extended Control Register 4B.
*/
-#define RTC_CTRL_4B_ABE BIT(7) /* Auxillary Battery Enable */
+#define RTC_CTRL_4B_ABE BIT(7) /* Auxiliary Battery Enable */
#define RTC_CTRL_4B_E32K BIT(6) /* Enable 32.768Hz on SQW Pin */
#define RTC_CTRL_4B_CS BIT(5) /* Crystal Select */
#define RTC_CTRL_4B_RCE BIT(4) /* RAM Clear-Enable */
Huh, I am honestly now wondering how I made such simple typos all those years ago, and why it took an AI agent to find them. At least I was consistent in making them, so that's gotta amount to something.
Thanks!
Acked-by: Joshua Kinard <linux@xxxxxxxxx>