linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] clk: fixed-factor: add optional dt-binding clock-flags

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:55:18 -0500
From:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:	Jongsung Kim <neidhard.kim@....com>
Cc:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chanho Min <chanho.min@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] clk: fixed-factor: add optional dt-binding clock-flags

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 01:12:52PM +0900, Jongsung Kim wrote:
> There is no way to set additional flags for a DT-initialized fixed-
> factor-clock, and it can be problematic i.e., when the clock rate
> needs to be changed. [1][2]
> 
> This patch introduces an optional dt-binding named "clock-flags" to
> be used for passing any needed flags from dts.

I don't think we want this in DT. If we did, the flags would need some 
documentation about what the flags mean.

Rob