Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: clock: Add simple-clock-controller

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Sun Apr 16 2023 - 13:38:59 EST


On 16/04/2023 19:32, David Yang wrote:
> Add DT bindings documentation for simple-clock-controller, mutex
> controller for clocks.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Yang <mmyangfl@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../clock/simple-clock-controller.yaml | 50 +++++++++++++++++++

Where is the changelog?

> 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/simple-clock-controller.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/simple-clock-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/simple-clock-controller.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..17835aeddb1d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/simple-clock-controller.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/clock/simple-clock-controller.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Simple clock controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - David Yang <mmyangfl@xxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> + Driver (lock provider) for real clocks.

Drop driver references. Typo: clock, not lock.

What is a real clock? What is an unreal clock?

> +
> + Usually one register controls more than one clocks. This controller avoids
> + write conflicts by imposing a write lock, so that two operations on the same
> + register will not happen at the same time.

Interesting. How the clock controller imposes write locks? Aren't you
now mixing drivers and hardware?


> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + items:
> + - oneOf:
> + - const: simple-clock-controller
> + - const: simple-clock-reset-controller

Why two?

> + - const: syscon
> + - const: simple-mfd

Why do you need syscon and simple-mfd?

> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + '#reset-cells':
> + const: 2
> +
> +patternProperties:
> + "clock@.*":

Use consistent quotes.

Anyway, I don't understand what is happening here and why such changes.
Nothing is explained...


Best regards,
Krzysztof