Documentation/sysctl/net.txt: fix a typo
[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / Documentation / rtc.txt
index 1ef6bb8..8deffcd 100644 (file)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ RTC class framework, but can't be supported by the older driver.
 
     *  RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF, RTC_ALM_SET, RTC_ALM_READ ... when the RTC
        is connected to an IRQ line, it can often issue an alarm IRQ up to
-       24 hours in the future.
+       24 hours in the future.  (Use RTC_WKALM_* by preference.)
 
     *  RTC_WKALM_SET, RTC_WKALM_RD ... RTCs that can issue alarms beyond
        the next 24 hours use a slightly more powerful API, which supports
@@ -175,17 +175,15 @@ driver returns ENOIOCTLCMD.  Some common examples:
        called with appropriate values.
 
     *  RTC_ALM_SET, RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_WKALM_SET, RTC_WKALM_RD: the
-       set_alarm/read_alarm functions will be called.  To differentiate
-       between the ALM and WKALM, check the larger fields of the rtc_wkalrm
-       struct (like tm_year).  These will be set to -1 when using ALM and
-       will be set to proper values when using WKALM.
+       set_alarm/read_alarm functions will be called.
 
     *  RTC_IRQP_SET, RTC_IRQP_READ: the irq_set_freq function will be called
        to set the frequency while the framework will handle the read for you
        since the frequency is stored in the irq_freq member of the rtc_device
-       structure.  Also make sure you set the max_user_freq member in your
-       initialization routines so the framework can sanity check the user
-       input for you.
+       structure.  Your driver needs to initialize the irq_freq member during
+       init.  Make sure you check the requested frequency is in range of your
+       hardware in the irq_set_freq function.  If it isn't, return -EINVAL.  If
+       you cannot actually change the frequency, do not define irq_set_freq.
 
 If all else fails, check out the rtc-test.c driver!
 
@@ -270,8 +268,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                /* This read will block */
                retval = read(fd, &data, sizeof(unsigned long));
                if (retval == -1) {
-                       perror("read");
-                       exit(errno);
+                       perror("read");
+                       exit(errno);
                }
                fprintf(stderr, " %d",i);
                fflush(stderr);
@@ -328,11 +326,11 @@ test_READ:
                rtc_tm.tm_sec %= 60;
                rtc_tm.tm_min++;
        }
-       if  (rtc_tm.tm_min == 60) {
+       if (rtc_tm.tm_min == 60) {
                rtc_tm.tm_min = 0;
                rtc_tm.tm_hour++;
        }
-       if  (rtc_tm.tm_hour == 24)
+       if (rtc_tm.tm_hour == 24)
                rtc_tm.tm_hour = 0;
 
        retval = ioctl(fd, RTC_ALM_SET, &rtc_tm);
@@ -388,7 +386,7 @@ test_PIE:
                /* not all RTCs support periodic IRQs */
                if (errno == ENOTTY) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "\nNo periodic IRQ support\n");
-                       return 0;
+                       goto done;
                }
                perror("RTC_IRQP_READ ioctl");
                exit(errno);
@@ -409,8 +407,8 @@ test_PIE:
                                        "\n...Periodic IRQ rate is fixed\n");
                                goto done;
                        }
-                       perror("RTC_IRQP_SET ioctl");
-                       exit(errno);
+                       perror("RTC_IRQP_SET ioctl");
+                       exit(errno);
                }
 
                fprintf(stderr, "\n%ldHz:\t", tmp);
@@ -419,27 +417,27 @@ test_PIE:
                /* Enable periodic interrupts */
                retval = ioctl(fd, RTC_PIE_ON, 0);
                if (retval == -1) {
-                       perror("RTC_PIE_ON ioctl");
-                       exit(errno);
+                       perror("RTC_PIE_ON ioctl");
+                       exit(errno);
                }
 
                for (i=1; i<21; i++) {
-                       /* This blocks */
-                       retval = read(fd, &data, sizeof(unsigned long));
-                       if (retval == -1) {
-                                      perror("read");
-                                      exit(errno);
-                       }
-                       fprintf(stderr, " %d",i);
-                       fflush(stderr);
-                       irqcount++;
+                       /* This blocks */
+                       retval = read(fd, &data, sizeof(unsigned long));
+                       if (retval == -1) {
+                               perror("read");
+                               exit(errno);
+                       }
+                       fprintf(stderr, " %d",i);
+                       fflush(stderr);
+                       irqcount++;
                }
 
                /* Disable periodic interrupts */
                retval = ioctl(fd, RTC_PIE_OFF, 0);
                if (retval == -1) {
-                       perror("RTC_PIE_OFF ioctl");
-                       exit(errno);
+                       perror("RTC_PIE_OFF ioctl");
+                       exit(errno);
                }
        }