Re: [PATCH 06/12] riscv: dts: allwinner: Add the D1 SoC base devicetree

Krzysztof Kozlowski
2022-08-16T11:43:05Z

On 16/08/2022 14:11, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>
>> I think one reason might be that this is so central to the whole SoC
>> operation, that it's already referenced multiple times in the base .dtsi.
>> And having a yet unresolved reference in the .dtsi looks dodgy.
>>
>> NVidia seems to omit a base oscillator (maybe it's implicit in their
>> binding design), Marvell doesn't use a fixed-clock (but still puts their
>> base clock in armada-37xx.dtsi).
>>
>> Exynos and Renesas put a *stub* fixed-clock in the .dtsi, and set the
>> frequency in the board .dts files. Would this be a compromise?
>
> This is exactly what I said before. The clock frequency is a property of
> the board. Feel free to keep the rest of the clock in the SoC DTSI to
> reduce duplication, but at minimum the clock should go to the board.

s/minimum the clock should go to the board/minimum the clock frequency
should go to the board./

Best regards,
Krzysztof