Re: [PATCH v4 13/15] rtc: rzn1: Add OF match data to gate SUBU register access

From: Wolfram Sang

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 07:31:10 EST


On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 11:39:24AM +0100, Prabhakar wrote:
> From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The RZ/N1 RTC driver selects SCMP mode only when an optional xtal clock
> is provided at a valid rate other than 32768 Hz. Without an xtal clock,
> or when it runs at 32768 Hz, the driver uses SUBU mode.
>
> However, the RTCA0SUBU register used by SUBU mode is not present on all
> SoCs that integrate a similar variant of the RTC block. Allowing SUBU
> mode on those variants would expose RTC offset operations that access a
> non-existent register.
>
> Add OF match data to describe whether the RTC supports the SUBU register.
> Reject probe with -EOPNOTSUPP when SUBU mode would be selected on a
> variant without SUBU support.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Suggested-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I still think, this code needs a change:

454 if (rate != 32768)
455 scmp_val = RZN1_RTC_CTL0_SLSB_SCMP;

if (rate != 32768 || !data->has_subu)

otherwise having a xtal with 32768 on a SCMP-only device will not be
accepted despite it should work.

Haven't checked if that could simplify your later has_subu-check or not.

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