linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 7/7] i2c: xiic: skip input clock setup on non-OF systems

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Message-ID: <aYKG5k5-6ll_RzQz@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 01:38:14 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Abdurrahman Hussain <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>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 7/7] i2c: xiic: skip input clock setup on non-OF
 systems

On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 10:38:51AM -0800, Abdurrahman Hussain wrote:
> > On Feb 3, 2026, at 7:46 AM, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 08:37:24PM +0000, Abdurrahman Hussain via B4 Relay wrote:

> >> Currently Linux does not implement ACPI ClockInput to describe clock
> > 
> > ClockInput() resource
> > 
> >> resources, unlike DT. However the xiic driver is happy if something
> >> magically enables the clock before the driver probes, and does not
> >> turn it off again. The clock should always be considered optional for
> >> ACPI.
> 
> I just used the wording provided earlier by Andrew verbatim. But can change
> to the following if you insist:

I do not alter the wording, I correct the mention of the respective resource.
And yes, I insist.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko