Re: [PATCH 00/45] clk: Make sure clk_init_data is fully initialized (part two)

From: Brian Masney

Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 11:21:33 EST


On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 10:53:10AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The clk_init_data structure contains several mutually-exclusive members
> for different methods to specify the possible parents of a clock,
> prompting drivers to initialize only the members they need. However,
> not initializing all members may cause subtle issues, which are only
> exposed when CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_PATTERN or CONFIG_INIT_STACK_NONE is
> enabled.
>
> Hence this series aims to make sure all members are fully initialized,
> to avoid such bugs, and to prevent future breakage when converting
> drivers to a different method for specifying the parents.
>
> Part One[1] fixed all cases that I identified to be real bugs, in
> response to a crash I saw on BeagleBone Black.
>
> This series is the clock subpart of Part Two, which fixes remaining
> cases that are currently harmless. These are still fragile, and may
> cause future breakage when converting drivers to a different method for
> specifying the parents.
>
> Thanks for your comments!
>
> [1] "[PATCH treewide 0/5] clk: Make sure clk_init_data is fully
> initialized (part 1)"
> https://lore.kernel.org/cover.1787165329.git.geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx

Thanks for cleaning this all up! For the series:

Reviewed-by: Brian Masney <bmasney@xxxxxxxxxx>