What: /dev/rtcX Date: April 2005 KernelVersion: 2.6.12 Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org Description: The ioctl interface to drivers for real-time clocks (RTCs). Following actions are supported: * RTC_RD_TIME, RTC_SET_TIME: Read or set the RTC time. Time format is a Gregorian calendar date and 24 hour wall clock time. * RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF: Enable or disable the alarm interrupt for RTCs that support alarms * RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_ALM_SET: Read or set the alarm time for RTCs that support alarms. Can be set upto 24 hours in the future. Requires a separate RTC_AIE_ON call to enable the alarm interrupt. (Prefer to use RTC_WKALM_*) * RTC_WKALM_RD, RTC_WKALM_SET: For RTCs that support a more powerful interface, which can issue alarms beyond 24 hours and enable IRQs in the same request. * RTC_PIE_ON, RTC_PIE_OFF: Enable or disable the periodic interrupt for RTCs that support periodic interrupts. * RTC_UIE_ON, RTC_UIE_OFF: Enable or disable the update interrupt for RTCs that support it. * RTC_IRQP_READ, RTC_IRQP_SET: Read or set the frequency for periodic interrupts for RTCs that support periodic interrupts. Requires a separate RTC_PIE_ON call to enable the periodic interrupts. The ioctl() calls supported by the older /dev/rtc interface are also supported by the newer RTC class framework. However, because the chips and systems are not standardized, some PC/AT functionality might not be provided. And in the same way, some newer features -- including those enabled by ACPI -- are exposed by the RTC class framework, but can't be supported by the older driver.