1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/rtc.txt b/Documentation/rtc.txt
index 1ef6bb88cd00..7c701b88d6d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/rtc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rtc.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ RTC class framework, but can't be supported by the older driver.
 
     *   RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF, RTC_ALM_SET, RTC_ALM_READ ... when the RTC
         is connected to an IRQ line, it can often issue an alarm IRQ up to
-        24 hours in the future.
+        24 hours in the future.  (Use RTC_WKALM_* by preference.)
 
     *   RTC_WKALM_SET, RTC_WKALM_RD ... RTCs that can issue alarms beyond
         the next 24 hours use a slightly more powerful API, which supports
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@ driver returns ENOIOCTLCMD.  Some common examples:
         called with appropriate values.
 
     *   RTC_ALM_SET, RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_WKALM_SET, RTC_WKALM_RD: the
-        set_alarm/read_alarm functions will be called.  To differentiate
-        between the ALM and WKALM, check the larger fields of the rtc_wkalrm
-        struct (like tm_year).  These will be set to -1 when using ALM and
-        will be set to proper values when using WKALM.
+        set_alarm/read_alarm functions will be called.
 
     *   RTC_IRQP_SET, RTC_IRQP_READ: the irq_set_freq function will be called
         to set the frequency while the framework will handle the read for you