linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] clk: Add driver for the si544 clock generator chip

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Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:08:56 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@...ic.nl>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mturquette@...libre.com,
        mark.rutland@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] clk: Add driver for the si544 clock generator chip

Quoting Mike Looijmans (2018-03-19 08:04:15)
> On 18-03-18 13:52, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 12:50:08PM +0100, Mike Looijmans wrote:
> >> +Required properties:
> >> + - compatible: One of "silabs,si514a", "silabs,si514b" "silabs,si514c" according
> >> +               to the speed grade of the chip.
> >> + - reg: I2C device address.
> >> + - #clock-cells: From common clock bindings: Shall be 0.
> >> +
> >> +Optional properties:
> >> + - clock-output-names: From common clock bindings. Recommended to be "si544".
> > 
> > What's the point if there is only 1 clock output?
> 
> I have a board with 6 of these chips, and the clock registration fails if they 
> don't have unique names. Providing a clock-output-names property was the 
> easiest way around it.
> 
> Should I just omit the line or change the wording to reflect the above or is 
> there a better solution (maybe I can use the DT node name as clock name in the 
> driver, will look into that)

I would leave clock-output-names for now. One day we can get off of
strings in CCF. Soon perhaps.

> 
> > 
> >> +
> >> +Example:
> >> +    si544: clock-generator@55 {
> > 
> > clock-controller@55 is the standard node name.
> 
> I'll change and post patch v3
> 

I made some comments on v1. Please fold those into v3.