Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] rtc: s32g: add NXP S32G2/S32G3 SoC support

[Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>]

On 27/11/2024 17:07:48+0200, Ciprian Marian Costea wrote:
> > > +	if (priv->dt_irq_id < 0)
> > > +		return priv->dt_irq_id;
> > > +
> > > +	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, priv->dt_irq_id,
> > > +			       s32g_rtc_handler, 0, dev_name(dev), pdev);
> > > +	if (ret) {
> > > +		dev_err(dev, "Request interrupt %d failed, error: %d\n",
> > > +			priv->dt_irq_id, ret);
> > > +		goto disable_rtc;
> > 
> > 
> > Already enable rtc at rtc_clk_src_setup(), you direct return fail after
> > check clk_get_rate();
> > 
> > if you want to disable_rtc, you use devm_add_action_or_reset() to add
> > a disable action callback and return dev_err_probe() here directly.
> > 
> > Frank
> > 
> 
> Thanks for pointing this out. I will use 'devm_add_action_or_reset' in V6.
> 

Won't this disable the RTC on driver unload which we already discussed
should not be done?

> > > +	/* Reset RTC to prevent overflow.
> > > +	 * RTCCNT (RTC Counter) cannot be individually reset
> > > +	 * since it is RO (read-only).
> > > +	 */
> > 
> > what's happen if overflow happen? I suppose it should go back to 0 and
> > continue increase?
> > 
> 
> Indeed if overflow happens the 'RTCCNT' counter goes back to 0 and continues
> to increase. The reason for resetting it here in 'suspend' routine comes
> after dropping the rollover support (as agreed on V4 of this patchset) to
> prevent an overflow during the standby state.
> 

I don't think the overflow matters as the comparator should continue to work
properly after it happens so you always have the complete range to wait
for the alarm to happen.


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