STRUCT EC_RTC_READ_RESPONSE(9)

✨ struct ec_rtc_read_response 💖

okay bestie so this is from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally just the layout of the RTC (that's real-time clock, iykyk) that the EC hands back to you. it's giving very structured. very demure. let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

struct ec_rtc_read_response — the format of the RTC that gets returned by the EC. no cap, that's the whole vibe. ✨

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct ec_rtc_read_response {
    u8 reserved;
    u8 second;
    u8 minute;
    u8 hour;
    u8 day;
    u8 month;
    u8 year;
    u8 century;
 };

look at her. eight u8 fields, all lined up, main character energy fr fr. 💅

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👑 Members 👑

• reserved — an unused byte 🫶 she's just there for the vibes, do not perceive her
• second — the seconds, 0..59 ⭐
• minute — the minutes, 0..59 🕐
• hour — the hours, 0..23 🔥
• day — the day, 1..31 🌈
• month — the month, 1..12 🌸
• year — the year, and it's the full year % 100 bestie, so like the last two digits basically 💜
• century — the century, and that one's the full year / 100 🧚

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💀 Description 💀

okay so important thing: all values are presented in binary (not BCD). literal slay. no BCD nonsense here, we're raw binary and we're proud of it. ✨

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🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

• the kernel file ./drivers/rtc/rtc-wilco-ec.c — go read her, she's iconic 💖
• struct ec_rtc_write_request(9) — the write-side twin, equally iconic, equally ec_rtc 🦋

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ngl if you forget the binary-not-BCD thing you WILL be confused and it WILL be a whole situation 😭 so like. remember it. periodt.

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kisses and good luck bestie, this page lives in ./drivers/rtc and she's dated October 2026 — struct ec_rtc_read_response(9) forever and always 🎀💅✨