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+/*
+ * QTest testcase for the DS1338 RTC
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Jean-Christophe Dubois
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ *  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ *  Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ *  for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "libqtest.h"
+#include "libqos/i2c.h"
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#define IMX25_I2C_0_BASE 0x43F80000
+
+#define DS1338_ADDR 0x68
+
+static I2CAdapter *i2c;
+static uint8_t addr;
+
+static inline uint8_t bcd2bin(uint8_t x)
+{
+    return ((x) & 0x0f) + ((x) >> 4) * 10;
+}
+
+static void send_and_receive(void)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[1];
+    uint8_t resp[7];
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    struct tm *tm_ptr = gmtime(&now);
+
+    /* reset the index in the RTC memory */
+    cmd[0] = 0;
+    i2c_send(i2c, addr, cmd, 1);
+
+    /* retrieve the date */
+    i2c_recv(i2c, addr, resp, 7);
+
+    /* check retrieved time againt local time */
+    g_assert_cmpuint(bcd2bin(resp[4]), == , tm_ptr->tm_mday);
+    g_assert_cmpuint(bcd2bin(resp[5]), == , 1 + tm_ptr->tm_mon);
+    g_assert_cmpuint(2000 + bcd2bin(resp[6]), == , 1900 + tm_ptr->tm_year);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    QTestState *s = NULL;
+    int ret;
+
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+    s = qtest_start("-display none -machine imx25_pdk");
+    i2c = imx_i2c_create(IMX25_I2C_0_BASE);
+    addr = DS1338_ADDR;
+
+    qtest_add_func("/ds1338/tx-rx", send_and_receive);
+
+    ret = g_test_run();
+
+    if (s) {
+        qtest_quit(s);
+    }
+    g_free(i2c);
+
+    return ret;
+}