Re: [PATCH 1/2] media: dt-bindings: Remove assigned-clock-* from various schema

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 14/10/2024 12:20, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 09:43:07AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 04:02:50PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/hynix,hi846.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/hynix,hi846.yaml
>>> index 60f19e1152b33128cf3baa15b8c70a874ca6d52e..d18ead8f7fc43bfacc291aed85b5ca9166c46edb 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/hynix,hi846.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/hynix,hi846.yaml
>>> @@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ properties:
>>>      items:
>>>        - description: Reference to the mclk clock.
>>>  
>>> -  assigned-clocks:
>>> -    maxItems: 1
>>> -
>>> -  assigned-clock-rates:
>>> -    maxItems: 1
>>> -
>>>    reset-gpios:
>>>      description: Reference to the GPIO connected to the RESETB pin. Active low.
>>>      maxItems: 1
>>> @@ -82,8 +76,6 @@ required:
>>>    - compatible
>>>    - reg
>>>    - clocks
>>> -  - assigned-clocks
>>> -  - assigned-clock-rates
>>
>> That's not extraneous, but has a meaning that without assigned-clocks
>> this device or driver will not operate.
>>
>> File should rather stay as is.
> 
> ...
> 
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/sony,imx258.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/sony,imx258.yaml
>>> index c978abc0cdb35cfe2b85069946cf1be435a58cb8..f0f9726a2add89492b8c56e17ed607841baa3a0d 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/sony,imx258.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/sony,imx258.yaml
>>> @@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ properties:
>>>        - sony,imx258
>>>        - sony,imx258-pdaf
>>>  
>>> -  assigned-clocks: true
>>> -  assigned-clock-parents: true
>>> -  assigned-clock-rates: true
>>> -
>>
>> This is ok.
> 
> Basically the clock related requirements for these devices are the same:
> they all need a clock configured at a board specific frequency. Shouldn't
> we treat them the same way?

I don't know these devices, but binding did not express such
requirement, so according to current binding the properties are 100%
redundant.

Best regards,
Krzysztof