Re: [PATCH v3] rtc: efi: restore alarm support with runtime capability probe

From: Alexandre Belloni

Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 15:20:54 EST


On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:00:14 +0800, Johnny.Fan wrote:
> Restore the EFI RTC alarm functionality (read_alarm/set_alarm and
> procfs output) that was removed by commit 18a3510bc87d ("rtc: efi:
> Remove wakeup functionality").
>
> The removal was motivated by the observation that many EFI platforms
> lack RTC wakeup support while also omitting the RT_PROP table, causing
> the wakeup capability to be incorrectly advertised. While that is
> true, removing the feature entirely also breaks platforms where the
> wakeup runtime service actually works.
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] rtc: efi: restore alarm support with runtime capability probe
https://git.kernel.org/abelloni/c/b430d1f6d80c

Best regards,

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