linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 0/6] i2c: xiic: use generic device property accessors

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Message-ID: <ec8693a4-e982-4227-9558-0b1fac543e62@lunn.ch>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:36:20 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: abdurrahman@...thop.ai
Cc: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>, Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/6] i2c: xiic: use generic device property accessors

> Skip clock setup on non-OF systems where clock cannot be provided.

I think 'cannot' is wrong here. Non-OF system technically could
provide a clock, using whatever binding method they use. Not having a
clock simply appears to be a limitation of your implementation.

      Andrew