linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] clk: add extension API

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Message-ID: <4FC5DFCF.1020606@codeaurora.org>
Date:	Wed, 30 May 2012 01:52:31 -0700
From:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
To:	Peter De Schrijver <pdeschrijver@...dia.com>
CC:	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] clk: add extension API

On 5/29/2012 2:58 AM, Peter De Schrijver wrote:
> Add an extension API for clocks. This allows clocktypes to provide extensions
> for features which are uncommon and cannot be easily mapped onto normal clock
> framework concecpts. eg: resetting blocks, configuring clock phase etc.

This seems rather generic. Why not add more specific APIs/concepts like
clk_reset(), clk_set_phase(), etc.? If they don't map, maybe we should
make them map.

At the least it should be documented so that people know what it should
be used for.

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