ds1685_rtc_bcd2bin(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ds1685_rtc_bcd2bin(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up 💖

okay bestie, so you're in the Kernel API Manual and you found ds1685_rtc_bcd2bin — honestly? iconic. this is the little bcd2bin wrapper that exists purely as a safety net in case your platform doesn't support BCD. it's giving "i brought a backup charger just in case" energy and we stan a prepared queen 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ds1685_rtc_bcd2bin — it's a bcd2bin wrapper, literally just in case the platform doesn't support BCD. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u8 ds1685_rtc_bcd2bin (struct ds1685_priv *rtc , u8 val , u8 bcd_mask ,
u8 bin_mask );

🧚 ARGUMENTS 🧚

okay so here's the cast of characters, and every single one of them matters:

  • rtc — pointer to the ds1685 rtc structure. your main character, fr. 👑
  • val — a u8 time value to consider converting. it's the value in question, thinking about its whole conversion journey 😭
  • bcd_mask — a u8 mask value, used if BCD mode is the mode in play. 💅
  • bin_mask — a u8 mask value, used if BIN mode is the mode in play. ✨

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does she actually do? she returns the value, converted to BIN if it was originally in BCD and bcd_mode is TRUE. that's it, that's the whole job — simple, effective, ate. 🔥

ngl bestie, that "and bcd_mode TRUE" bit is doing a lot of heavy lifting — no conversion party happens unless both conditions are met. periodt. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, assembled. every single one, in order, no gatekeeping 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 shoutout to ./drivers/rtc for the source, this is the October 2026 edition, and yes she's still serving ds1685_rtc_bcd2bin(9) realness. go convert something responsibly 🍓✨

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