[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: mfd: mediatek: mt6397: describe the RTC's nvmem layout

Ryan Brue ryanbrue.dev at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 21:57:46 PDT 2026


Four of the MT6397 RTC's alarm registers use only their low bits; the
high byte of each is storage the clock and the alarm don't touch.
MediaTek's documentation names them RTC_NEW_SPARE0 to RTC_NEW_SPARE3 and
assigns the first to a fuel gauge, which is what a battery driver reads
at boot so that the reported capacity does not jump across a reboot.

They sit in the RTC's always-on domain, so the driver can offer them as
a battery-backed nvmem provider. Allow a board to lay cells out over
them.

Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Ryan Brue <ryanbrue.dev at gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/mediatek,mt6397.yaml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/mediatek,mt6397.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/mediatek,mt6397.yaml
index 3cbc0dc12c31..5c89c589b53c 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/mediatek,mt6397.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/mediatek,mt6397.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ properties:
 
       start-year: true
 
+      nvmem-layout:
+        $ref: /schemas/nvmem/layouts/nvmem-layout.yaml
+        description:
+          The RTC carries four bytes of storage that neither the clock nor the
+          alarm uses, in the high half of four of the alarm registers, and
+          offers them as a battery-backed nvmem provider. MediaTek's
+          documentation names them RTC_NEW_SPARE0 to RTC_NEW_SPARE3 and gives
+          the first to a fuel gauge.
+
     required:
       - compatible
 

-- 
2.55.0




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