linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] firmware: qcom: scm: Improve clock handling

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Date:   Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:07:58 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Sricharan R <sricharan@...eaurora.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-soc@...r.kernel.org, Craig Tatlor <ctatlor97@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] firmware: qcom: scm: Improve clock handling

Quoting Bjorn Andersson (2018-08-29 16:15:02)
> We're currently facing the issue that every new platform requires the addition
> of a compatible to the DT binding as well as the driver.
> 
> The DT binding patch to allow us to use qcom,scm for all these new platforms
> that doesn't require any clocks and the driver is reworked to make the qcom,scm
> still pick up specified clocks in this case but won't require them.
> 
> This makes it possible to add new platforms by simply add the new compatible to
> the list in the DT binding, but no changes needs to be done in the driver.
> Which is what is done in patch 3.
> 

I still think it may be even simpler to move to the "get all the clks"
API and then stop caring completely. Any reason to not do that?