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Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:03:24 +0000
From: "Sayyed, Mubin" <mubin.sayyed@....com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
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Subject: RE: [LINUX PATCH v2 1/3] clocksource: timer-cadence-ttc: Do not probe
TTC device configured as PWM
Hi Krzysztof,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:41 PM
> To: Sayyed, Mubin <mubin.sayyed@....com>
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> Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v2 1/3] clocksource: timer-cadence-ttc: Do not probe
> TTC device configured as PWM
>
> On 15/11/2023 06:55, Sayyed, Mubin wrote:
> >>> + /*
> >>> + * If pwm-cells property is present in TTC node,
> >>> + * it would be treated as PWM device.
> >>> + */
> >>> + if (of_property_read_bool(timer, "#pwm-cells"))
> >>> + return -ENODEV;
> >>
> >> You will introduce dmesg errors, so regressions.
> >>
> > [Mubin]: I will change it to "return 0" to avoid dmesg errors.
>
> No, because solution is wrong.
>
> >
> >> This does not look right. What you want is to bind one device driver
> >> and choose different functionality based on properties.
> > [Mubin]: I am doing it based on earlier discussion related to AXI Timer PWM
> driver. It was suggested to use #pwm-cells property for identifying role of
> device(PWM/clocksource) https://lore.kernel.org/linux-
> devicetree/20210513021631.GA878860@...h.at.kernel.org/.
>
> You are mixing bindings with driver. I said here about driver and yes - you must
> use pwm-cells to differentiate that. It's obvious.
>
> So again, one driver binding.
[Mubin]: I will explore whether mfd framework can be used to handle this.
Thanks,
Mubin
>
> Wrap your emails to mailing list discussion style.
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
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