linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] clk: mvebu: Use of_get_cpu

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Date:   Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:36:21 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] clk: mvebu: Use of_get_cpu_hwid() to read CPU ID

Quoting Rob Herring (2023-03-27 11:43:19)
> Use of_get_cpu_hwid() rather than the open coded reading of the CPU
> nodes "reg" property. The existing code is in fact wrong as the "reg"
> address cells size is 2 cells for arm64. The existing code happens to
> work because the DTS files are wrong as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> ---
> Note this should be marked for stable so that if/when the DTS files are
> fixed, then at least stable kernels will work. This is untested, so I
> didn't mark for stable.

That makes it sound like it breaks for existing DTS files. Is that the
case?