Re: [PATCH v3 16/18] dt-bindings: Document img,boston-clock binding

[Paul Burton <paul.burton@imgtec.com>]

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On Monday, 10 October 2016 08:01:21 BST Rob Herring wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 05, 2016 at 06:18:22PM +0100, Paul Burton wrote:
> > Add device tree binding documentation for the clocks provided by the
> > MIPS Boston development board from Imagination Technologies, and a
> > header file describing the available clocks for use by device trees &
> > driver.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@imgtec.com>
> > Cc: Michael Turquette <mturquette@baylibre.com>
> > Cc: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@codeaurora.org>
> > Cc: linux-clk@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>
> > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
> > Cc: devicetree@vger.kernel.org
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > Changes in v3: None
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Add BOSTON_CLK_INPUT to expose the input clock.
> > 
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/clock/img,boston-clock.txt | 27
> >  ++++++++++++++++++++++ include/dt-bindings/clock/boston-clock.h         
> >   | 14 +++++++++++ 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/img,boston-clock.txt create mode
> >  100644 include/dt-bindings/clock/boston-clock.h
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/img,boston-clock.txt
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/img,boston-clock.txt new file
> > mode 100644
> > index 0000000..c01ea60
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/img,boston-clock.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
> > +Binding for Imagination Technologies MIPS Boston clock sources.
> > +
> > +This binding uses the common clock binding[1].
> > +
> > +[1] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/clock-bindings.txt
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +- compatible : Should be "img,boston-clock".
> > +- #clock-cells : Should be set to 1.
> > +  Values available for clock consumers can be found in the header file:
> > +    <dt-bindings/clock/boston-clock.h>
> > +- regmap : Phandle to the Boston platform register system controller.
> > +  This should contain a phandle to the system controller node covering
> > the
> > +  platform registers provided by the Boston board.
> 
> Can you just make the clock node a child of the system controller and
> drop this?
> 
> Rob

Hi Rob,

As I mentioned before technically that could be done, but it would really not be at all 
reflective of the hardware & so seems somewhat contrary to the purpose of a device tree.

Thanks,
    Paul

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