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From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] clk: introduce the common clock framework
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 22:03:37 +0000
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On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 11:30:16AM -0700, Paul Walmsley wrote:
> The intention behind the clk_{allow,block}_rate_change() proposal was to 
> allow the current user of the clock to change its rate without having to 
> call clk_{allow,block}_rate_change(), if that driver was the sole user of 
> the clock.

And how does a driver know that?