Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:24:04 +0200 | From | Alessandro Zummo <> | Subject | Re: [rtc-linux] Re: rtc_cmos: error after first write to wakealarm |
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:03:19 +0200 Tino Keitel <tino.keitel@gmx.de> wrote:
> > > I have the following strange behaviour with rtc_cmos: > > > > > > $ echo 1181934240 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm > > > bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy > > > $ rmmod rtc_cmos > > > $ modprobe rtc_cmos > > > $ echo 1181934240 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm > > > $ echo 1181934240 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm > > > bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy > > > $ > > > > If the alarm has already been enabled, you cannot set the next alarm. > > You should disable first. > > Ah, ok. > > Where is the documentation that describes that I have to disable it > first, and how to do this? A migration document for /proc/acpi/alarm > users would be nice, too.
Well, I guess there is no documentation. Maybe we could add a dev_warn with an explicit message.
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Best regards,
Alessandro Zummo, Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy
http://www.towertech.it
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