linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] clk: dt: Introduce binding for always-on clock support

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Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:11:47 +0100
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel@...inux.com, Mike Turquette <mturquette@...aro.org>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] clk: dt: Introduce binding for always-on clock
 support

On Wed, 29 Apr 2015, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> > This useful binding should be accepted and people should not abuse
> > it.  If they do and the vendor Maintainer's review and accept then
> > they have no foundation for recourse.
> >
> > Would you prefer it if I made the warning starker?
> 
> Perhaps you can add a check for "clock-always-on" to scripts/checkpatch.pl,
> to make people aware they should think twice?

That's a really nice idea!

Maxime, would that make you happ(y|ier)?

> Nah, people don't read documentation, don't run checkpatch, ignore compiler
> warnings, etc...

:)

You can only wrap people in so much cotton wool.  If they then decide
to ignore all the warnings and jump, woe betide them.

-- 
Lee Jones
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