[PATCH] rtc: zynqmp: Add shutdown callback for kexec support
Alexandre Belloni
alexandre.belloni at bootlin.com
Thu Jul 24 16:55:27 PDT 2025
On 24/07/2025 22:35:17+0530, Harini T wrote:
> During kexec, the hardware is not reset and any enabled interrupts can
> interfere with the new kernel's RTC initialization.
Please elaborate on the issue because alarm are supposed to stay enabled across
reboots, this is the whole point of the RTC.
>
> The shutdown callback reuses the existing remove function to disable
> alarm interrupts and wakeup capability, putting the device in a
> quiescent state rather than completely removing it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Harini T <harini.t at amd.com>
> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
> index f39102b66eac..26893367f0f5 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
> @@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, xlnx_rtc_of_match);
> static struct platform_driver xlnx_rtc_driver = {
> .probe = xlnx_rtc_probe,
> .remove = xlnx_rtc_remove,
> + .shutdown = xlnx_rtc_remove,
> .driver = {
> .name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
> .pm = &xlnx_rtc_pm_ops,
> --
> 2.43.0
>
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