linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v6 1/2] clk: Provide managed helper to get and enable bulk clocks

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Message-ID: <2688272d2763a36f401a08ca48c0eb24.sboyd@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:39:41 -0700
From: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To: 'Dan Carpenter' <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>, Shradha Todi <shradha.t@...sung.com>
Cc: linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, mturquette@...libre.com, jingoohan1@...il.com, lpieralisi@...nel.org, kw@...ux.com, robh@...nel.org, bhelgaas@...gle.com, krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org, alim.akhtar@...sung.com, linux@...linux.org.uk, m.szyprowski@...sung.com, manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org, pankaj.dubey@...sung.com, gost.dev@...sung.com
Subject: RE: [PATCH v6 1/2] clk: Provide managed helper to get and enable bulk clocks

Quoting Shradha Todi (2024-03-15 04:34:44)
> > 
> > Quoting Shradha Todi (2024-03-06 04:13:03)
> > > >
> > > > When clk_bulk_get_all() returns zero then we return success here.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes, we are returning success in case there are no clocks as well. In
> > > case there are no clocks defined in the DT-node, then it is assumed
> > > that the driver does not need any clock manipulation for driver
> > > operation. So the intention here is to continue without throwing
> > > error.
> > 
> > Maybe we shouldn't even return the clks to the caller. Do you have any use for
> > the clk pointers?
> 
> The intention to return the clk pointers was in the case where caller wants to
> manipulate a particular clock in certain conditions. They can obtain the clock pointer
> and use clk_set_parent, clk_set_rate on those particular clocks.
> But I understand that in that case users can use existing clk_bulk_get_all() API.
> So, should I go ahead and send v7?
> 

No, I think this is fine.