RE: [PATCH] drivers: clk: zynqmp: remove clock name dependency

From: Trivedi Manojbhai, Naman
Date: Wed Mar 27 2024 - 01:47:38 EST


Hi Stephen,

I am awaiting your response for the below query. Can you please help me with the same?

Thanks,
Naman

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>Subject: RE: [PATCH] drivers: clk: zynqmp: remove clock name dependency
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>Hi Stephen,
>
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>>Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: clk: zynqmp: remove clock name dependency
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>>Quoting Naman Trivedi Manojbhai (2024-01-02 23:20:17)
>>> Currently, from zynqmp_get_parent_list() function the clock driver
>>> references the clock by name instead of its reference from device tree.
>>> This causes problem when the clock name in the device tree is changed.
>>>
>>> Remove hard dependency of clock name and update the logic to use
>>> clock reference from device tree instead of clock name.
>>
>>Please use struct clk_parent_data instead.
>Thanks for review. As per my understanding, you suggest to replace the
>proposed logic, and use "struct clk_parent_data" to get the clock name from
>device tree.
>
>I have gone through other drivers which use the "struct clk_parent_data"
>structure, they have hard coded clock names in the driver. In zynqmp, the
>driver receives clock name from firmware.
>
>Also, the "zynqmp_get_parent_list" function is called before clocks are
>registered. So at this point, we don't have the hw structure which has
>clk_parent_data.
>
>So, I did not get how to use the struct clk_parent_data in this case. Can you
>please provide an example which I can look at as a reference?
>
>Thanks,
>Naman