linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] rtc: s3c: Remove unnecessary call to disable already disabled clock

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Date:	Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:18:00 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
To:	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com, javier@....samsung.com,
	pankaj.dubey@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] rtc: s3c: Remove unnecessary call to disable
 already disabled clock

On 07/04/2016 01:03 PM, Alim Akhtar wrote:
> At the end of s3c_rtc_probe(), s3c_rtc_disable_clk() being called with rtc
> clock already disabled, which looks extra and unnecessary call.
> Lets clean it up.

Does not look right. Till that place, the clocks are enabled. Then
s3c_rtc_setaie() is called which expects that clocks are disabled...
otherwise counters get mixed.

So overall this looks like wrong approach unless I am missing something?

Best regards,
Krzysztof

> 
> Signed-off-by: Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c |    2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
> index d01ad7e..b083840 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
> @@ -577,8 +577,6 @@ static int s3c_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  
>  	s3c_rtc_setfreq(info, 1);
>  
> -	s3c_rtc_disable_clk(info);
> -
>  	return 0;
>  
>   err_nortc: