linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v9 05/10] dt-bindings: clock: Add bindings for SP7021 clock driver

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Message-ID: <9250c1b0918f49b1b2592027a7ac9a61@cqplus1.com>
Date:   Tue, 1 Mar 2022 02:12:25 +0000
From:   qinjian[覃健] <qinjian@...lus1.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>,
        "robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>
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        Wells Lu 呂芳騰 <wells.lu@...plus.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v9 05/10] dt-bindings: clock: Add bindings for SP7021
 clock driver

> >>> +examples:
> >>> +  - |
> >>> +    clkc: clock-controller@...00000 {
> >>> +      compatible = "sunplus,sp7021-clkc";
> >>> +      #clock-cells = <1>;
> >>> +      reg = <0x9c000000 0x280>;
> >>> +      clocks = <&extclk>, <&clkc PLL_SYS>;
> >>
> >> Except the warning pointed out by Rob's bot, it looks like you feed this
> >> clock-controller with a clock from itself. Is there a point to express
> >> it in DTS at all?
> >
> > Yes, pllsys is an internal clock, but it also as a parent clock for some other
> > clocks in this clock-controller.
> 
> What is the point to express it in DTS? Usually such internal
> parent-child relation is described in the driver.
> 
> And how does it even work? How can you get a clock from a device before
> you registered that device?

Thanks for your explanation.
I'll remove the internal clock parent form DTS.