3 files changed, 21 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c
index 93d483b8b770..ec17d6b684a2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c
@@ -347,13 +347,19 @@ static void ds1337_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	if ((status & 0x80) || (control & 0x80)) {
 		/* RTC not running */
-		u8 buf[16];
+		u8 buf[1+16];	/* First byte is interpreted as address */
 		struct i2c_msg msg[1];
 
 		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: RTC not running!\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 		/* Initialize all, including STATUS and CONTROL to zero */
 		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+		/* Write valid values in the date/time registers */
+		buf[1+DS1337_REG_DAY] = 1;
+		buf[1+DS1337_REG_DATE] = 1;
+		buf[1+DS1337_REG_MONTH] = 1;
+
 		msg[0].addr = client->addr;
 		msg[0].flags = 0;
 		msg[0].len = sizeof(buf);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
index 4630f1969a09..15edf40828b4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
@@ -140,12 +140,14 @@ ulong ds1374_get_rtc_time(void)
 	return t1;
 }
 
-static void ds1374_set_work(void *arg)
+static ulong new_time;
+
+static void ds1374_set_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	ulong t1, t2;
 	int limit = 10;		/* arbitrary retry limit */
 
-	t1 = *(ulong *) arg;
+	t1 = new_time;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ds1374_mutex);
 
@@ -167,11 +169,9 @@ static void ds1374_set_work(void *arg)
 			 "can't confirm time set from rtc chip\n");
 }
 
-static ulong new_time;
-
 static struct workqueue_struct *ds1374_workqueue;
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(ds1374_work, ds1374_set_work, &new_time);
+static DECLARE_WORK(ds1374_work, ds1374_set_work);
 
 int ds1374_set_rtc_time(ulong nowtime)
 {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int ds1374_set_rtc_time(ulong nowtime)
 	if (in_interrupt())
 		queue_work(ds1374_workqueue, &ds1374_work);
 	else
-		ds1374_set_work(&new_time);
+		ds1374_set_work(NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c
index 2dd0a34d9472..420377c86422 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c
@@ -215,8 +215,15 @@ m41t00_set(void *arg)
 }
 
 static ulong new_time;
+/* well, isn't this API just _lovely_? */
+static void
+m41t00_barf(struct work_struct *unusable)
+{
+	m41t00_set(&new_time);
+}
+
 static struct workqueue_struct *m41t00_wq;
-static DECLARE_WORK(m41t00_work, m41t00_set, &new_time);
+static DECLARE_WORK(m41t00_work, m41t00_barf);
 
 int
 m41t00_set_rtc_time(ulong nowtime)