Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: rtc: ti,bq32k: Add delay on rtc reads

From: Alexandre Belloni

Date: Thu Apr 16 2026 - 06:04:37 EST


On 16/04/2026 02:57:05-0700, Adriana Stancu wrote:
> Add a configurable "ti,read-settle-us" property to resolve a limitation
> where aggressive I2C polling prevents the BQ32000's internal register to
> update. This ensures the hardware has sufficient idle time to update its
> buffer, preventing stale data reads on systems where the "interrupts" are
> not configured.
>

Why does it need to be configured?


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