linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] ARM: DRA7x: dts: Update the OSC_32K

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Message-ID: <20160503180826.GP5995@atomide.com>
Date:	Tue, 3 May 2016 11:08:26 -0700
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	"J.D. Schroeder" <Linux.HWI@...min.com>
Cc:	Tero Kristo <t-kristo@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	bcousson@...libre.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, pawel.moll@....com,
	mark.rutland@....com, ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk,
	galak@...eaurora.org, linux@....linux.org.uk,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, jay.schroeder@...min.com,
	Matthijs van Duin <matthijsvanduin@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] ARM: DRA7x: dts: Update the OSC_32K_CLK frequency

* J.D. Schroeder <Linux.HWI@...min.com> [160503 10:50]:
> On 05/03/2016 12:32 PM, Tero Kristo wrote:
> > Personally I would not recommend using this clock for any timing sensitive
> > applications. May I ask why you are interested in the exact clock rate of this
> > clock anyway?
> 
> I'm not interested in using this clock and I'm not sure how anyone would use
> this clock outside of the processor. See the inline comment that is part of
> the change and the commit message for the change. There is no hint in my
> change that this is an exact clock rate. It is a clarifying change to help
> others avoid using this clock as a 32 kHz clock (which the current clock name
> and frequency imply) and it more accurately represents the actual hardware
> behavior.

Well if it's inaccurate, how about we just add comments to the clock?

Tony