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Date:   Thu, 3 Oct 2019 15:14:34 +0200
From:   Lukasz Majewski <lukma@denx.de>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>
Cc:     Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>, linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: Add support for century bits to m41t62 (rv4162)
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Hi Alexandre,

> On 03/10/2019 14:21:50+0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > >=20
> > > See the datasheet:
> > >=20
> > > "During any year which is a multiple of 4, the RV-4162 RTC will
> > > automatically insert leap day, February 29.  Therefore, the
> > > application software must correct for this during the exception
> > > years (2100, 2200, etc.) as noted above." =20
> >=20
> > I'm wondering what the phrase "application software" means here?
> >=20
> > If it is the userland SW, then we shall at least be able to set
> > 2099 in this device and then count on software correction.
> >=20
> > If the "application software" is the kernel driver - the date
> > correction shall be done there (maybe some lookup table?).
> >=20
> > Personally, I do prefer the first option - this means that with this
> > patch we can set the time to e.g. 2234 year and then rely on
> > userland software (or libc) to do the correction.
> >  =20
>=20
> It is not possible to ensure this correction is properly done in
> software, there is no point in letting the user set those bits.
>=20
>=20

I see your point.

However, could you share your idea on testing setting RTC time to year
2100 on this particular IC (by using hctosys and friends)?


Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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