linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] clk: Extract OF clock helpers in <linux/of

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Date:   Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:44:31 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
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        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>,
        Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] clk: Extract OF clock helpers in <linux/of_clk.h>

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 08:28:28AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Stephen, Rob,
> 
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 12:25 AM, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org> wrote:
> > Quoting Geert Uytterhoeven (2018-04-18 07:50:01)
> >> The use of of_clk_get_parent_{count,name}() and of_clk_init() is not
> >> limited to clock providers.
> >>
> >> Hence move these helpers into their own header file, so callers that are
> >> not clock providers no longer have to include <linux/clk-provider.h>.
> >>
> >> Suggested-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
> >> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> >> Reviewed-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>
> >> ---
> >> v3:
> >>   - Add Reviewed-by,
> >>   - Add SPDX-License-Identifier,
> >>   - Add to clock section in MAINTAINERS (note that Rob is still listed
> >>     as a maintainer, too, due to the include/linux/of*.h catch-all
> >>     rule),
> >
> > Can you X: out this file so Rob is happy? Or that doesn't work?
> 
> I guess that should work.
> 
> My point here is that due to the catch-all rule, he's listed as maintainer
> for of_{dma,gpio,irq,iommu,mdio,net,pci} too, which are all helpers for
> other subsystems. Perhaps these should be X'd-out too?
> Or is it OK without X-ing them out, as the clock maintainers are now shown, too?
> 
> Rob: What's your preference?

It's fine as-is.

Rob