linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: mrvl,mmp-timer: add clock

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Date:   Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:21:50 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     lkundrak@...sk
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/FREESCALE IMX / MXC ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: mrvl,mmp-timer: add clock

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 6:30 AM Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk> wrote:
>
> The timer needs the timer clock to be enabled, otherwise it stops
> ticking.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mrvl,mmp-timer.txt | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mrvl,mmp-timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mrvl,mmp-timer.txt
> index 9a6e251462e7..a2ede0bd12ca 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mrvl,mmp-timer.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/mrvl,mmp-timer.txt
> @@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ Required properties:
>  - compatible : Should be "mrvl,mmp-timer".
>  - reg : Address and length of the register set of timer controller.
>  - interrupts : Should be the interrupt number.
> +- clocks : Should contain a single entry describing the clock input.

So now pxa910 and pxa168 dts files have errors because they are
missing a required clock. Plus somehow other MMP2 platforms either
worked without a clock or have been broken.

You can't add new required properties to a binding. That breaks
backward compatibility.

Rob
>
>  Example:
>         timer0: timer@...14000 {
>                 compatible = "mrvl,mmp-timer";
>                 reg = <0xd4014000 0x100>;
>                 interrupts = <13>;
> +               clocks = <&coreclk 2>;
>         };
> --
> 2.17.1
>