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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev b/Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..97447283f13b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +What: /dev/rtcX +Date: April 2005 +KernelVersion: 2.6.12 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The ioctl interface to drivers for real-time clocks (RTCs). + Following actions are supported: + + * RTC_RD_TIME, RTC_SET_TIME: Read or set the RTC time. Time + format is a Gregorian calendar date and 24 hour wall clock + time. + + * RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF: Enable or disable the alarm interrupt + for RTCs that support alarms + + * RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_ALM_SET: Read or set the alarm time for + RTCs that support alarms. Can be set upto 24 hours in the + future. Requires a separate RTC_AIE_ON call to enable the + alarm interrupt. (Prefer to use RTC_WKALM_*) + + * RTC_WKALM_RD, RTC_WKALM_SET: For RTCs that support a more + powerful interface, which can issue alarms beyond 24 hours and + enable IRQs in the same request. + + * RTC_PIE_ON, RTC_PIE_OFF: Enable or disable the periodic + interrupt for RTCs that support periodic interrupts. + + * RTC_UIE_ON, RTC_UIE_OFF: Enable or disable the update + interrupt for RTCs that support it. + + * RTC_IRQP_READ, RTC_IRQP_SET: Read or set the frequency for + periodic interrupts for RTCs that support periodic interrupts. + Requires a separate RTC_PIE_ON call to enable the periodic + interrupts. + + The ioctl() calls supported by the older /dev/rtc interface are + also supported by the newer RTC class framework. However, + because the chips and systems are not standardized, some PC/AT + functionality might not be provided. And in the same way, some + newer features -- including those enabled by ACPI -- are exposed + by the RTC class framework, but can't be supported by the older + driver. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cf60412882f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +What: /sys/class/rtc/ +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The rtc/ class subdirectory belongs to the RTC subsystem. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/ +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The /sys/class/rtc/rtc{0,1,2,3,...} directories correspond + to each RTC device. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/date +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) RTC-provided date in YYYY-MM-DD format + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/hctosys +Date: September 2009 +KernelVersion: 2.6.32 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) 1 if the RTC provided the system time at boot via the + CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS kernel option, 0 otherwise + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/max_user_freq +Date: October 2007 +KernelVersion: 2.6.24 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The maximum interrupt rate an unprivileged user may request + from this RTC. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/name +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) The name of the RTC corresponding to this sysfs directory + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/since_epoch +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) RTC-provided time as the number of seconds since the epoch + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/time +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) RTC-provided time in 24-hour notation (hh:mm:ss) + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/*/nvmem +Date: February 2016 +KernelVersion: 4.6 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The non volatile storage exported as a raw file, as + described in Documentation/nvmem/nvmem.txt + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/offset +Date: February 2016 +KernelVersion: 4.6 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The amount which the rtc clock has been adjusted in + firmware. Visible only if the driver supports clock offset + adjustment. The unit is parts per billion, i.e. The number of + clock ticks which are added to or removed from the rtc's base + clock per billion ticks. A positive value makes a day pass more + slowly, longer, and a negative value makes a day pass more + quickly. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/wakealarm +Date: February 2007 +KernelVersion: 2.6.20 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The time at which the clock will generate a system wakeup + event. This is a one shot wakeup event, so must be reset after + wake if a daily wakeup is required. Format is seconds since the + epoch by default, or if there's a leading +, seconds in the + future, or if there is a leading +=, seconds ahead of the + current alarm. |