Re: [PATCH] rtc: efi: restore alarm support with runtime capability probe

From: Ard Biesheuvel

Date: Fri Aug 28 2026 - 06:15:50 EST



On Fri, 28 Aug 2026, at 10:32, Johnny Fan wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 09:26:42AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Hi Ard,
>
> One additional data point: this is not a hypothetical requirement
> -- multiple CIX customers have explicitly requested RTC wakeup
> support (both suspend-to-RAM and power-off wakeup) on these
> platforms, which is part of why we are motivated to restore the
> alarm functionality rather than work around it.
>

Fair enough - I'll queue this as a fix.