Re: [PATCH] rtc: fix typos in comments

[Joshua Kinard <linux@kumba.dev>]

On 09/04/2026 06:47, Hemanth Selam wrote:
> Fix typos in comments, reported by scripts/checkpatch.pl using the
> misspelling list in scripts/spelling.txt.  Only touches comments, no code
> changes.
> 
> Assisted-by: Cursor:claude-opus-5
> Signed-off-by: Hemanth Selam <hemanth.selam@gmail.com>
> ---
>   drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c   | 6 +++---
>   drivers/rtc/rtc-meson.c    | 2 +-
>   drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8583.c  | 2 +-
>   drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c    | 2 +-
>   drivers/rtc/rtc-sa1100.c   | 2 +-
>   drivers/rtc/rtc-spear.c    | 2 +-
>   include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h | 4 ++--
>   7 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
> index 5fc8e36b1abf..beb987b76f24 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1685.c
> @@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ ds1685_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
>   			 "Main battery is exhausted! RTC may be invalid!\n");
>   
> -	/* Check the auxillary battery.  It is optional. */
> +	/* Check the auxiliary battery.  It is optional. */
>   	if (!(rtc->read(rtc, RTC_EXT_CTRL_4A) & RTC_CTRL_4A_VRT2))
>   		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
>   			 "Aux battery is exhausted or not available.\n");
> @@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   		rtc->write(rtc, RTC_CTRL_A, ctrla);
>   
>   		/*
> -		 * Read Control 4A and check the status of the auxillary
> +		 * Read Control 4A and check the status of the auxiliary
>   		 * battery.  This must be present and working (VRT2 = 1)
>   		 * for wakeup and kickstart functionality to be useful.
>   		 */
> @@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ ds1685_rtc_poweroff(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   			rtc->write(rtc, RTC_EXT_CTRL_4A, ctrl4a);
>   
>   			/*
> -			 * The auxillary battery is present and working.
> +			 * The auxiliary battery is present and working.
>   			 * Enable extended functions (ABE=1), enable
>   			 * wake-up (WIE=1), and enable kickstart (KSE=1)
>   			 * in Control 4B.
> diff --git a/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h b/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h
> index 8ec0ebfaef04..55d3edc7e972 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rtc/ds1685.h
> @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct ds1685_rtc_platform_data {
>    * access to the extended NV-SRAM by automatically incrementing the address
>    * register when they are read from or written to.
>    */
> -#define RTC_CTRL_4A_VRT2	BIT(7)	/* Auxillary Battery Status */
> +#define RTC_CTRL_4A_VRT2	BIT(7)	/* Auxiliary Battery Status */
>   #define RTC_CTRL_4A_INCR	BIT(6)	/* Increment-in-Progress Status */
>   #define RTC_CTRL_4A_PAB		BIT(3)	/* Power-Active Bar Control */
>   #define RTC_CTRL_4A_RF		BIT(2)	/* RAM-Clear Flag */
> @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct ds1685_rtc_platform_data {
>   /*
>    * Bit names in Extended Control Register 4B.
>    */
> -#define RTC_CTRL_4B_ABE		BIT(7)	/* Auxillary Battery Enable */
> +#define RTC_CTRL_4B_ABE		BIT(7)	/* Auxiliary Battery Enable */
>   #define RTC_CTRL_4B_E32K	BIT(6)	/* Enable 32.768Hz on SQW Pin */
>   #define RTC_CTRL_4B_CS		BIT(5)	/* Crystal Select */
>   #define RTC_CTRL_4B_RCE		BIT(4)	/* RAM Clear-Enable */

Huh, I am honestly now wondering how I made such simple typos all those 
years ago, and why it took an AI agent to find them.  At least I was 
consistent in making them, so that's gotta amount to something.

Thanks!

Acked-by: Joshua Kinard <linux@kumba.dev>

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