linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] riscv: dts: microchip: add a device tree for Discovery Kit

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Message-ID: <20250902-affair-scrambler-2771df16372e@spud>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 09:31:55 +0100
From: Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: Valentina.FernandezAlanis@...rochip.com, Conor.Dooley@...rochip.com,
	Daire.McNamara@...rochip.com, paul.walmsley@...ive.com,
	palmer@...belt.com, robh@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org,
	aou@...s.berkeley.edu, alex@...ti.fr,
	linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] riscv: dts: microchip: add a device tree for
 Discovery Kit

On Tue, Sep 02, 2025 at 08:22:02AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

> >>> +     refclk_ccc: cccrefclk {
> >>
> >> Please use name for all fixed clocks which matches current format
> >> recommendation: 'clock-<freq>' (see also the pattern in the binding for
> >> any other options).
> >>
> >> https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/fixed-clock.yaml
> > The fabric dtsi describes elements configured by the FPGA bitstream. 
> > This node is named as such because the Clock Conditioner Circuit CCC's 
> > reference clock source is set by the FPGA bitstream, while its frequency 
> > is determined by an on-board oscillator.
> > 
> > Hope this clarifies the rationale behind the node name.
> No, because there is no style naming clocks like this. Neither proper
> suffix, nor prefix. Use standard naming.

So you want all fixed frequency clocks to be named "clk-foo" when
"clk-<freq>" is not suitable? Fine if you do, but I didn't realise that
it was required and haven't been keeping an eye out for it.

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