linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: firmware: scm: Refactor compatibles and clocks

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Date:   Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:06:46 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
        Sricharan R <sricharan@...eaurora.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        Craig Tatlor <ctatlor97@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: firmware: scm: Refactor compatibles and clocks

Quoting Bjorn Andersson (2018-08-29 16:15:03)
> When the binding was written all "future" platforms required three
> clocks, so the default compatible (qcom,scm) was defined to require
> this. But as history shows all "future" platforms actually lack required
> clocks. Given how the binding is written these compatibles have to be
> added as an exception to the default.
> 
> Refactor the description of compatible to define that a platform
> compatible should be given, followed by the fallback of qcom,scm. Also
> refactor the description of the clocks in a way that this does not need
> to be updated as new platform specific compatibles are added.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>