Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: clk: Add Baikal-T1 CCU PLLs binding

From: Serge Semin
Date: Tue May 19 2020 - 08:33:16 EST


On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 02:13:18PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, May 07, 2020 at 01:22:57AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > Baikal-T1 Clocks Control Unit is responsible for transformation of a
> > signal coming from an external oscillator into clocks of various
> > frequencies to propagate them then to the corresponding clocks
> > consumers (either individual IP-blocks or clock domains). In order
> > to create a set of high-frequency clocks the external signal is
> > firstly handled by the embedded into CCU PLLs. So the corresponding
> > dts-node is just a normal clock-provider node with standard set of
> > properties. Note as being part of the Baikal-T1 System Controller its
> > DT node is supposed to be a child the system controller node.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Alexey Malahov <Alexey.Malahov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Paul Burton <paulburton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ---
> >

[nip]

> > +examples:
> > + # Clock Control Unit PLL node:
> > + - |
> > + clock-controller-pll {
> > + compatible = "baikal,bt1-ccu-pll";
> > + #clock-cells = <1>;
> > +
> > + clocks = <&clk25m>;
> > + clock-names = "ref_clk";
>
> If there's a register range within the system controller for the pll,
> then add 'reg' even if Linux doesn't use it.

Rob, are you saying that the reg property should be mandatory or optional?
I've got a similar issue in several other patches you've already took a look.
In order to fix it there too could you please clarify this to me?

-Sergey