Merge tag 'timers_urgent_for_v5.11_rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull timer fixes from Borislav Petkov:
 "Two more timers-related fixes for v5.11:

   - Use a freezable workqueue for RTC sync because the sync can happen
     at any time and trigger suspend assertion checks in the i2c
     subsystem.

   - Correct a previous RTC validation change to check only bit 6 in
     register D because some Intel machines use bits 0-5"

* tag 'timers_urgent_for_v5.11_rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  ntp: Use freezable workqueue for RTC synchronization
  rtc: mc146818: Dont test for bit 0-5 in Register D

Author: torvalds

drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c

@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
-	/* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
-	if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0) {
+	/* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+	if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
 		spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 		dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
 		retval = -ENXIO;

drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rtc_time *time)
 
 again:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
-	/* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 0-6 must be 0! */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x7f) != 0)) {
+	/* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
 		memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
 		return 0;

kernel/time/ntp.c

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static struct hrtimer sync_hrtimer;
 
 static enum hrtimer_restart sync_timer_callback(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
-	queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &sync_work);
+	queue_work(system_freezable_power_efficient_wq, &sync_work);
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void ntp_notify_cmos_timer(void)
 	 * just a pointless work scheduled.
 	 */
 	if (ntp_synced() && !hrtimer_is_queued(&sync_hrtimer))
-		queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &sync_work);
+		queue_work(system_freezable_power_efficient_wq, &sync_work);
 }
 
 static void __init ntp_init_cmos_sync(void)