Re: [PATCH v3] clk: add devm_of_clk_get() and devm_of_clk_get_by_name() functions

[Stephen Boyd]

On 10/01, Paul Osmialowski wrote:
> From: Paul Osmialowski <pawelo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> These two functions are added to ease management of clocks obtained
> from OF device nodes.
> 
> They are particulary useful while iterating over DT subnodes using e.g.
> for_each_child_of_node(dev->of_node, child) in order do get resources
> (i.e. clocks) for subdevices defined by these DT subnodes.
> 
> For example:
> 
> some_device {
>     compatible = "something"
>     #address-cells = <1>;
>     #size-cells = <1>;
>     ranges;
> 
>     subdevice1: some_subdevice@some_address1 {
>         reg = <0xsome_address1 0xsome_size>
>         clocks = <&some_clock1>
>     }
> 
>     subdevice2: some_subdevice@some_address2 {
>         reg = <0xsome_address2 0xsome_size>
>         clocks = <&some_clock2>
>     }
> }
> 
> Normally, I'd have to use of_clk_get() on each subdevice node and then
> worry about proper resource release myself.
> 
> IMHO using devres infrastructure for this is far better. This patch adds
> missing functions needed to do it a better way.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Osmialowski <pawelo@xxxxxxxxxxx>

It sounds like your pinctrl binding will be rewritten so that
there isn't a need for this patch. Consider this patch rejected.

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