Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] ARM: DRA7x: dts: Update the OSC_32K_CLK frequency

From: Tony Lindgren
Date: Tue May 03 2016 - 14:08:35 EST


* J.D. Schroeder <Linux.HWI@xxxxxxxxxx> [160503 10:50]:
> On 05/03/2016 12:32 PM, Tero Kristo wrote:
> > Personally I would not recommend using this clock for any timing sensitive
> > applications. May I ask why you are interested in the exact clock rate of this
> > clock anyway?
>
> I'm not interested in using this clock and I'm not sure how anyone would use
> this clock outside of the processor. See the inline comment that is part of
> the change and the commit message for the change. There is no hint in my
> change that this is an exact clock rate. It is a clarifying change to help
> others avoid using this clock as a 32 kHz clock (which the current clock name
> and frequency imply) and it more accurately represents the actual hardware
> behavior.

Well if it's inaccurate, how about we just add comments to the clock?

Tony