Re: [PATCH 00/51] rtc: stop using rtc deprecated functions

From: Alexandre Belloni
Date: Tue Jun 20 2017 - 06:08:06 EST

On 20/06/2017 at 12:03:48 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> On 20/06/2017 at 11:35:08 +0200, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
> > rtc_time_to_tm() and rtc_tm_to_time() are deprecated because they
> > rely on 32bits variables and that will make rtc break in y2038/2016.
>
> Please don't, because this hide the fact that the hardware will not
> handle dates in y2038 anyway and as pointed by Russell a few month ago,
> rtc_time_to_tm will be able to catch it but the 64 bit version will
> silently ignore it.
>

Just to be clear, it is fine on your ST hardware because it uses a 64bit
counter. Most of the one you patched are using 32 bit counters and so
will break anyway.

>
> > The goal of this series of patches is ti stop using those two functions
> > and use instead to safer 64bits ones.
> >
> > It also remove change .set_mmss to set_mmss64 callback for the same reasons.
> >
> > Those 51 patches almost clean all the drivers except the few that I haven't
> > been able to compile because of cross-toolchains issues (au1xxx, mpc5121, ps3,
> > puv3, sun4v, tx4939, starfire, ls1x ...)
> >
> > Obviously I don't have all those hardwares in my hands so I have only check
> > that the patches compile without warnings but it up to each maintainer to
> > valid them on real hardware.
> >
> > Benjamin Gaignard (51):
> > x86: rtc: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > x86: intel-mid: vrtc: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > net: broadcom: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: 88pm80x: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: 88pm860x: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ab-b5ze-s3: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ab8500: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: armada38x: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: at32ap700x: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: at91sam9: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: bfin: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: coh901331: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: cpcap: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: da9063: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: da9063: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: davinci: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: digicolor: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: dm355evm: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ds1305: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ds1374: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ds1511: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ds1553: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ds1672: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ds2404: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: ep93xx: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: gemini: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: imxdi: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: jz4740: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: lpc32xx: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: mv: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: omap: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: pcap: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: pl030: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: pl031: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: pm8xxx: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: rs5c348: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: sa1100: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: sh: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: sirfsoc: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: snvs: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: stk17ta8: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: stmp3xxx: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: sun6i: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: sysfs: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: tegra stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: test: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: tps6586: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: vr41xx: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: wm831x: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > rtc: xgene stop using rtc deprecated functions
> > power: suspend test: stop using rtc deprecated functions
> >
> > arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c | 6 ++--
> > arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/intel_mid_vrtc.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm80x.c | 44 +++++++++++++--------------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm860x.c | 40 ++++++++++++-------------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ab-b5ze-s3.c | 45 ++++++++--------------------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c | 26 ++++++++--------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-armada38x.c | 34 +++++++++------------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-at32ap700x.c | 29 ++++++++----------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c | 18 ++++-------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c | 24 +++++++--------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-coh901331.c | 14 +++++----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-cpcap.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-da9063.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-davinci.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-digicolor.c | 4 +--
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-dm355evm.c | 6 ++--
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1305.c | 11 +++----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1374.c | 6 ++--
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1672.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c | 10 +++----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-gemini.c | 8 ++---
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c | 16 +++++-----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-jz4740.c | 12 ++++----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-lpc32xx.c | 19 +++++-------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-mv.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c | 6 ++--
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-pcap.c | 16 +++++-----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-pl030.c | 24 +++++++--------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c | 31 ++++++++-----------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c | 22 +++++++-------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c | 4 +--
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-sa1100.c | 25 +++++++---------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-sirfsoc.c | 18 +++++------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c | 14 ++++-----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-stmp3xxx.c | 12 ++++----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-sun6i.c | 14 ++++-----
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c | 25 ++++++++--------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-tegra.c | 22 +++++++-------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c | 17 +----------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c | 26 ++++++++--------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c | 6 ++--
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-wm831x.c | 28 +++++++----------
> > drivers/rtc/rtc-xgene.c | 12 ++++----
> > kernel/power/suspend_test.c | 6 ++--
> > 51 files changed, 342 insertions(+), 420 deletions(-)
> >
> > --
> > CC: adi-buildroot-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Michael Chan <michael.chan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: rtc-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Support Opensource <support.opensource@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: x86@xxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: Baruch Siach <baruch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Hans Ulli Kroll <ulli.kroll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux.tyco@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Barry Song <baohua@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@xxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Jonathan Hunter <jonathanh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: linux-tegra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: patches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
> > CC: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > 1.9.1
> >
>
> --
> Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
> Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
> http://free-electrons.com

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