Re: [PATCH 2/3] rtc: Add Raspberry Pi 5 RTC driver
From: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>
Date: 2026-09-09 15:20:43
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On 09/09/2026 16:12:59+0200, Sander Speetjens wrote:
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From: Jonathan Bell <redacted> Upstreaming the downstream Raspberry Pi 5 RTC driver. This driver supports the custom DA9091, which is accessed through the firmware mailbox. Co-developed-by: Dom Cobley <redacted> Signed-off-by: Sander Speetjens <redacted> --- drivers/rtc/Kconfig | 11 ++ drivers/rtc/Makefile | 1 + drivers/rtc/rtc-rpi.c | 277 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 289 insertions(+) create mode 100644 drivers/rtc/rtc-rpi.cdiff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig index 05b9233b9418..382973d46e06 100644 --- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig@@ -1999,6 +1999,17 @@ config RTC_DRV_R7301 This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be called rtc-r7301. +config RTC_DRV_RPI + tristate "Raspberry Pi RTC" + depends on ARCH_BRCMSTB || COMPILE_TEST + default ARCH_BRCMSTB + help + If you say yes here you get support for the RTC found on + Raspberry Pi devices. + + This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module + will be called rtc-rpi. + config RTC_DRV_STM32 tristate "STM32 RTC" select REGMAP_MMIOdiff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile index 0347645b021f..78551bb04c5c 100644 --- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile +++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RC5T583) += rtc-rc5t583.o obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RC5T619) += rtc-rc5t619.o obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RK808) += rtc-rk808.o obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RP5C01) += rtc-rp5c01.o +obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RPI) += rtc-rpi.o obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RS5C313) += rtc-rs5c313.o obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RS5C348) += rtc-rs5c348.o obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RS5C372) += rtc-rs5c372.odiff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rpi.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rpi.c new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e455b4116957 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rpi.c@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@ +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause +/** + * rtc-rpi.c + * + * RTC driver using firmware mailbox + * Supports battery backed RTC and wake alarms + * + * Based on rtc-meson-vrtc by Neil Armstrong + * + * Copyright (c) 2023, Raspberry Pi Ltd. + */ + +#include <linux/module.h> +#include <linux/platform_device.h> +#include <linux/rtc.h> +#include <linux/of.h> +#include <soc/bcm2835/raspberrypi-firmware.h> + +struct rpi_rtc_data { + struct rtc_device *rtc; + struct rpi_firmware *fw; + u32 bbat_vchg_microvolts; +}; + +#define RPI_FIRMWARE_GET_RTC_REG 0x00030087 +#define RPI_FIRMWARE_SET_RTC_REG 0x00038087 + +enum { + RTC_TIME, + RTC_ALARM, + RTC_ALARM_PENDING, + RTC_ALARM_ENABLE, + RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS, + RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS_MIN, + RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS_MAX, + RTC_BBAT_VOLTS +}; + +static int rpi_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_TIME}; + int err; + + err = rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_GET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); + rtc_time64_to_tm(data[1], tm); + return err; +} + +static int rpi_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_TIME, rtc_tm_to_time64(tm)}; + + return rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_SET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); +} + +static int rpi_rtc_alarm_irq_is_enabled(struct device *dev, unsigned char *enabled) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_ALARM_ENABLE}; + s32 err = 0; + + err = rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_GET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); + *enabled = data[1] & 0x1; + return err; +} + +static int rpi_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(struct device *dev, unsigned int enabled) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_ALARM_ENABLE, enabled}; + + return rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_SET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); +} + +static int rpi_rtc_alarm_clear_pending(struct device *dev) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_ALARM_PENDING, 1}; + + return rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_SET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); +} + +static int rpi_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_ALARM}; + s32 err = 0; + + err = rpi_rtc_alarm_irq_is_enabled(dev, &alarm->enabled); + if (!err) + err = rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_GET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); + rtc_time64_to_tm(data[1], &alarm->time); + + return err; +} + +static int rpi_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_ALARM, rtc_tm_to_time64(&alarm->time)}; + int err; + + err = rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_SET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); + + if (err == 0) + err = rpi_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(dev, alarm->enabled); + + return err; +} + +static const struct rtc_class_ops rpi_rtc_ops = { + .read_time = rpi_rtc_read_time, + .set_time = rpi_rtc_set_time, + .read_alarm = rpi_rtc_read_alarm, + .set_alarm = rpi_rtc_set_alarm, + .alarm_irq_enable = rpi_rtc_alarm_irq_enable, +}; + +static int rpi_rtc_set_charge_voltage(struct device *dev) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); + u32 data[2] = {RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS, vrtc->bbat_vchg_microvolts}; + int err; + + err = rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_SET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); + + if (err) + dev_err(dev, "failed to set trickle charge voltage to %uuV: %d\n", + vrtc->bbat_vchg_microvolts, err); + else if (vrtc->bbat_vchg_microvolts) + dev_info(dev, "trickle charging enabled at %uuV\n", + vrtc->bbat_vchg_microvolts); + + return err; +} + +static ssize_t rpi_rtc_print_uint_reg(struct device *dev, char *buf, u32 reg) +{ + struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent); + u32 data[2] = {reg, 0}; + int ret = 0; + + ret = rpi_firmware_property(vrtc->fw, RPI_FIRMWARE_GET_RTC_REG, + &data, sizeof(data)); + if (ret < 0) + return ret; + + return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", data[1]); +} + +static ssize_t charging_voltage_show(struct device *dev, + struct device_attribute *attr, + char *buf) +{ + return rpi_rtc_print_uint_reg(dev, buf, RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS); +} +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(charging_voltage); + +static ssize_t charging_voltage_min_show(struct device *dev, + struct device_attribute *attr, + char *buf) +{ + return rpi_rtc_print_uint_reg(dev, buf, RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS_MIN); +} +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(charging_voltage_min); + +static ssize_t charging_voltage_max_show(struct device *dev, + struct device_attribute *attr, + char *buf) +{ + return rpi_rtc_print_uint_reg(dev, buf, RTC_BBAT_CHG_VOLTS_MAX); +} +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(charging_voltage_max); + +static ssize_t battery_voltage_show(struct device *dev, + struct device_attribute *attr, + char *buf) +{ + return rpi_rtc_print_uint_reg(dev, buf, RTC_BBAT_VOLTS); +} +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(battery_voltage); + +static struct attribute *rpi_rtc_attrs[] = { + &dev_attr_charging_voltage.attr, + &dev_attr_charging_voltage_min.attr, + &dev_attr_charging_voltage_max.attr, + &dev_attr_battery_voltage.attr, + NULL +}; + +static const struct attribute_group rpi_rtc_sysfs_files = { + .attrs = rpi_rtc_attrs, +};
This undocumented sysfs interface has to be removed.
+
+static int rpi_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+ struct rpi_rtc_data *vrtc;
+ struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+ struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
+ struct device_node *fw_node;
+ struct rpi_firmware *fw;
+ int ret;
+
+ fw_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "firmware", 0);
+ if (!fw_node) {
+ dev_err(dev, "Missing firmware node\n");
+ return -ENOENT;
+ }
+
+ fw = rpi_firmware_get(fw_node);
+ if (!fw)
+ return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
+ vrtc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*vrtc), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!vrtc)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ vrtc->fw = fw;
+
+ device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
+
+ platform_set_drvdata(pdev, vrtc);
+
+ vrtc->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&pdev->dev);
+ if (IS_ERR(vrtc->rtc))
+ return PTR_ERR(vrtc->rtc);
+
+ set_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM_WAKEUP_ONLY, vrtc->rtc->features);
+ clear_bit(RTC_FEATURE_UPDATE_INTERRUPT, vrtc->rtc->features);
+
+ vrtc->rtc->ops = &rpi_rtc_ops;
+ ret = rtc_add_group(vrtc->rtc, &rpi_rtc_sysfs_files);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ rpi_rtc_alarm_clear_pending(dev);
+
+ /*
+ * Optionally enable trickle charging - if the property isn't
+ * present (or set to zero), trickle charging is disabled.
+ */
+ of_property_read_u32(np, "trickle-charge-microvolt",
+ &vrtc->bbat_vchg_microvolts);
+
+ rpi_rtc_set_charge_voltage(dev);
+
+ return devm_rtc_register_device(vrtc->rtc);
+}
+
+static const struct of_device_id rpi_rtc_dt_match[] = {
+ { .compatible = "raspberrypi,rpi-rtc"},
+ {},
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rpi_rtc_dt_match);
+
+static struct platform_driver rpi_rtc_driver = {
+ .probe = rpi_rtc_probe,
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "rpi-rtc",
+ .of_match_table = rpi_rtc_dt_match,
+ },
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(rpi_rtc_driver);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Raspberry Pi RTC driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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