RE: [PATCH] pwm: lpss: remove dependency on clk framework

[Chew, Chiau Ee]

> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 07:00:59AM +0000, Chew, Chiau Ee wrote:
> > Heikki,
> > For ACPI mode, the clock rate information for PWM is being setup in the
> acpi_lpss.c layer.
> > Thus, only PCI mode depends on the driver_data to pass in the clock rate
> information.
> 
> The goal with this patch is actually to free acpi_lpss.c from delivering the clock
> for this driver.
> 
> The LPSS PWM does not get it's clock from the LPSS 100Mhz source clock,
> which means we have to have the rate of it's clock hard-coded.
> Since it's already hard coded also in this driver for PCI mode in any case, it
> makes no sense to also have it there.
> 
> So this patch will allow us to cleanup acpi_lpss.c. We can now remove the
> confusing "shared clock" structure where the hard coded rates are held. This
> device is the only one that would need it.
> 

Oh ya...you are right. Sorry about that. I have mixed up the context with other I/O components.

Reviewed-by: Chew, Chiau Ee <chiau.ee.chew@xxxxxxxxx>

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --
> heikki
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