linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: prevent __of_clk_get_hw_from

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Date:	Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:38:10 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: prevent __of_clk_get_hw_from_provider() from
 returning NULL

On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 03:59:51PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> But, actually, clk_get returns ERR_PTR(-ENOENT) if "clocks" property
> is missing.

Probably because we don't know if that's a case of a partially
converted platform (which doesn't yet have its clk stuff in DT),
so we need to fall back to the table-driven code, or if it really
has no clocks.

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