[PATCH v2 1/3] rtc: ds1685: arm the wake-up alarm at power-off only if an alarm is set

From: Imre Kaloz

Date: Tue Oct 13 2026 - 09:17:49 EST


ds1685_rtc_poweroff() always sets WIE. The wake-up alarm then compares
the time-of-day and date alarm registers, which hold whatever was last
written to them, and a match powers the machine straight back on.

Set WIE only when AIE is set in Control B, and clear it otherwise.

Fixes: aaaf5fbf56f1 ("rtc: add driver for DS1685 family of real time clocks")
Signed-off-by: Imre Kaloz <kaloz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
index 5fc8e36b1abf..94c89333c5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ module_platform_driver(ds1685_rtc_driver);
void __noreturn
ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
- u8 ctrla, ctrl4a, ctrl4b;
+ u8 ctrla, ctrlb, ctrl4a, ctrl4b;
struct ds1685_priv *rtc;

/* Check for valid RTC data, else, spin forever. */
@@ -1394,6 +1394,8 @@ ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)
ctrla &= ~(RTC_CTRL_A_DV2);
rtc->write(rtc, RTC_CTRL_A, ctrla);

+ ctrlb = rtc->read(rtc, RTC_CTRL_B);
+
/*
* Read Control 4A and check the status of the auxillary
* battery. This must be present and working (VRT2 = 1)
@@ -1408,13 +1410,17 @@ ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)

/*
* The auxillary battery is present and working.
- * Enable extended functions (ABE=1), enable
- * wake-up (WIE=1), and enable kickstart (KSE=1)
- * in Control 4B.
+ * Enable extended functions (ABE=1) and kickstart
+ * (KSE=1) in Control 4B. Enable wake-up (WIE=1) only
+ * if an alarm is set, else stale alarm registers
+ * can power the system back on.
*/
ctrl4b = rtc->read(rtc, RTC_EXT_CTRL_4B);
- ctrl4b |= (RTC_CTRL_4B_ABE | RTC_CTRL_4B_WIE |
- RTC_CTRL_4B_KSE);
+ ctrl4b |= (RTC_CTRL_4B_ABE | RTC_CTRL_4B_KSE);
+ if (ctrlb & RTC_CTRL_B_AIE)
+ ctrl4b |= RTC_CTRL_4B_WIE;
+ else
+ ctrl4b &= ~(RTC_CTRL_4B_WIE);
rtc->write(rtc, RTC_EXT_CTRL_4B, ctrl4b);
}

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