Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: usb: mtk-xhci: Allow middle optional clocks to be missing

[Chunfeng Yun]

On Fri, 2022-06-17 at 18:25 -0700, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 17/06/2022 15:29, Nícolas F. R. A. Prado wrote:
> > The current clock list in the binding doesn't allow for one of the
> > optional clocks to be missing and a subsequent clock to be present.
> > An
> > example where this is an issue is in mt8192.dtsi, which has
> > "sys_ck",
> > "ref_ck", "xhci_ck" and would cause dtbs_check warnings.
> > 
> > Change the clock list in a way that allows the middle optional
> > clocks to
> > be missing, while still guaranteeing a fixed order. The "ref_ck" is
> > kept
> > as a const even though it is optional for simplicity, since it is
> > present in all current dts files.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Nícolas F. R. A. Prado <nfraprado@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/usb/mediatek,mtk-xhci.yaml       | 9
> > +++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/mediatek,mtk-
> > xhci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/mediatek,mtk-
> > xhci.yaml
> > index 63cbc2b62d18..99a1b233ec90 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/mediatek,mtk-xhci.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/mediatek,mtk-xhci.yaml
> > @@ -80,8 +80,13 @@ properties:
> >      items:
> >        - const: sys_ck  # required, the following ones are optional
> >        - const: ref_ck
> > -      - const: mcu_ck
> > -      - const: dma_ck
> > +      - enum:
> > +          - mcu_ck
> > +          - dma_ck
> > +          - xhci_ck
> > +      - enum:
> > +          - dma_ck
> > +          - xhci_ck
> >        - const: xhci_ck
> 
> You allow now almost any order here, including incorrect like
> sys,ref,xhci,xhci,xhci.
> 
> The order of clocks has to be fixed and we cannot allow flexibility.
> Are
> you sure that these clocks are actually optional (not wired to the
> device)?
In fact, these optional clocks are fixed, due to no gates are provided,
SW can't control them by CCF;
In this case, I usually use a fixed clock, or ignore it.

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof