Re: [PATCH 10/16] clk: Add support for clock nexus dt bindings

[Brian Masney <bmasney@redhat.com>]

Hi Miquel,

On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 10:47:51AM +0200, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> First, thanks for the whole review.
> 
> On 30/03/2026 at 11:16:44 -04, Brian Masney <bmasney@redhat.com> wrote:
> >> -		ret = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "clocks", "#clock-cells",
> >> -						 index, out_args);
> >> +		ret = of_parse_phandle_with_args_map(np, "clocks", "clock",
> >> +						     index, out_args);
> >
> > Before I left my Reviewed-by, I should have double checked Sashiko. It
> > has several questions about this patch. The first is:
> >
> >     Are there other places in the clock framework that need to transition to the
> >     new map API to ensure assigned clocks work?
> >     
> >     For instance, assigned-clocks and assigned-clock-parents are parsed in
> >     drivers/clk/clk-conf.c using of_parse_phandle_with_args(). If a device
> >     specifies an assigned clock that routes through a nexus node, will it fail
> >     to configure because the map is not traversed?
> 
> The goal of the nexus node is to isolate what is behind. Are
> assigned-clocks et al. supposed to traverse a nexus node? I am tempted
> to say "no", but I'm open to discussing this ofc.

I agree that it's not needed as well, however I want to defer to
Stephen's expertise here. I mainly brought this up trying to help him
with reviews.

> > https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260327-schneider-v7-0-rc1-crypto-v1-0-5e6ff7853994%40bootlin.com?patch=12563
> 
> I have mixed feelings concerning Sashiko's feedback. I will go through
> that page nevertheless, there are interesting comments in there.

I have mixed feelings as well about the feedback from Sashiko. It finds
issues, however not all of the feedback has been helpful. On the whole,
I'm glad that it's available.

Brian