Re: [PATCH v2] dt-bindings: i2c: renesas,riic: Drop clock-frequency from required

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 at 13:10, Tommaso Merciai
<tommaso.merciai.xr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> clock-frequency is described as optional, with 100 kHz assumed when
> absent, yet it is also listed as required.
>
> The description is correct: i2c-riic calls i2c_parse_fw_timings() with
> use_defaults set, so the core falls back to I2C_MAX_STANDARD_MODE_FREQ
> when the property is absent.
>
> The stale requirement only produces dtbs_check noise on boards relying
> on the default:
>
>   i2c@14400800 (renesas,riic-r9a09g047): 'clock-frequency' is a
>   required property
>
> Drop it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai.xr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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