netdev - Re: [PATCH V3 2/5] ARM: dts: renesas: Add fck to etheravb-rcar-gen2 clock-names list

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Date:   Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:51:21 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Adam Ford <aford173@...il.com>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Adam Ford-BE <aford@...conembedded.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 2/5] ARM: dts: renesas: Add fck to etheravb-rcar-gen2
 clock-names list

Hi Andrew,

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 2:45 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 05:51:42AM -0600, Adam Ford wrote:
> > The bindings have been updated to support two clocks, but the
> > original clock now requires the name fck.  Add a clock-names
> > list in the device tree with fck in it.
>
> I think requires is too strong. As far as i can see, you don't
> introduce a change using the name 'fck'. So the name is optional,
> which is good, because otherwise you would break backwards
> compatibility with DT blobs.
>
> Is the plan to merge this whole patchset via netdev? If so, you need
> to repost anyway, once netdev reopens. So maybe you can change the
> wording?

The DTS patches should go in through the renesas and soc trees.
I can apply them as soon as the DT binding patch has been accepted.

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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