Re: [PATCH 03/10] dt-bindings: clock: Add Amlogic A9 peripherals clock controller

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 08:47:25PM +0800, Jian Hu wrote:
> Add the peripherals clock controller dt-bindings for the Amlogic A9
> SoC family.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jian Hu <jian.hu@amlogic.com>
> ---
>  .../clock/amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc.yaml         | 150 +++++++++
>  .../clock/amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc.h            | 352 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 502 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..97e2c44d8630
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +# Copyright (C) 2026 Amlogic, Inc. All rights reserved
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/clock/amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Amlogic A9 Series Peripherals Clock Controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@linaro.org>
> +  - Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@baylibre.com>
> +  - Jian Hu <jian.hu@amlogic.com>
> +  - Xianwei Zhao <xianwei.zhao@amlogic.com>
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    const: amlogic,a9-peripherals-clkc
> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  '#clock-cells':
> +    const: 1
> +
> +  clocks:
> +    minItems: 20

I don't think so. How they could be optional in silicon? How does
exactly work from silicon point of view?

> +    items:
> +      - description: input oscillator
> +      - description: input fclk div 2
> +      - description: input fclk div 3
> +      - description: input fclk div 4
> +      - description: input fclk div 5
> +      - description: input fclk div 7
> +      - description: input fclk div 2p5
> +      - description: input sys clk
> +      - description: input gp1 pll
> +      - description: input gp2 pll
> +      - description: input sys pll div 16
> +      - description: input cpu clk div 16
> +      - description: input a78 clk div 16
> +      - description: input dsu clk div 16
> +      - description: input rtc clk
> +      - description: input gp0 pll
> +      - description: input hifi0 pll
> +      - description: input hifi1 pll
> +      - description: input mclk0 pll
> +      - description: input mclk1 pll
> +      - description: input video1 pll (optional)
> +      - description: input video2 pll (optional)
> +      - description: input hdmi out2 clk (optional)
> +      - description: input hdmi pixel clk (optional)
> +      - description: input pixel0 pll (optional)
> +      - description: input pixel1 pll (optional)
> +      - description: input usb2 drd clk (optional)
> +      - description: external input rmii oscillator (optional)
> +
> +  clock-names:
> +    minItems: 20
> +    items:
> +      - const: xtal
> +      - const: fdiv2
> +      - const: fdiv3
> +      - const: fdiv4
> +      - const: fdiv5
> +      - const: fdiv7
> +      - const: fdiv2p5
> +      - const: sys
> +      - const: gp1
> +      - const: gp2
> +      - const: sysplldiv16
> +      - const: cpudiv16
> +      - const: a78div16
> +      - const: dsudiv16
> +      - const: rtc
> +      - const: gp0
> +      - const: hifi0
> +      - const: hifi1
> +      - const: mclk0
> +      - const: mclk1
> +      - const: vid1
> +      - const: vid2
> +      - const: hdmiout2
> +      - const: hdmipix
> +      - const: pix0
> +      - const: pix1
> +      - const: u2drd
> +      - const: ext_rmii
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - reg
> +  - '#clock-cells'
> +  - clocks
> +  - clock-names
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    apb4 {

Same comments as other patches. Do not come with your own style, but
adjust to mainline. Do you see this anywhere?

git grep apb4 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/

So why coming with something COMPLETELY different?

Best regards,
Krzysztof