Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038: add device tree binding documentation

[Justin Chen]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 12:04:48PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Justin,
> 
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 10:55:40AM -0700, Justin Chen wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Guenter,
> > 
> > > Is 'clock-frequency' really needed (and useful), or would it make more sense
> > > to expect the user to configure a fixed clock if nothing else is available ?
> > > How do other drivers handle this ?
> > 
> > The reason for 'clock-frequency' was for a case where our device tree did not
> > have clocks. Creating a new fixed clock for a single device seems unnecessary
> > compared to a 'clock-frequency' property. Their is a use for 'clock-frequency',
> > but it is not really necessary. However, this is my first linux patch, so I do 
> > not fully trust my judgement on this...
> > 
> 
> All that is needed for a fixed clock is a devicetree entry for it. Not sure
> I understand your line of argument; you add a lot of complexity and code
> just to avoid those few lines in the dts file (especially with 500+
> "fixed-clock" nodes in other devicetree files).
> 
> Thanks,
> Guenter

Ok your argument makes sense. I will remove the clock-frequency property and 
modify the driver accordingly. Thank you for your feedback!

Thanks,
Justin
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