linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: ti: Don't reference clk_init

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Date:   Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:51:34 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, Tero Kristo <t-kristo@...com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: ti: Don't reference clk_init_data after registration

Quoting Stephen Boyd (2019-08-15 15:12:49)
> A future patch is going to change semantics of clk_register() so that
> clk_hw::init is guaranteed to be NULL after a clk is registered. Avoid
> referencing this member here so that we don't run into NULL pointer
> exceptions.
> 
> Cc: Tero Kristo <t-kristo@...com>
> Cc: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
> ---
> 
> This might be causing boot regressions in linux-next. Not sure.
> 

I don't see linux-next boot regressions in kernel-ci so it must be
working.