Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] dt-bindings: clock: qcom: gcc-ipq5424: add spi4 clocks

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 12:54:42PM +0530, Manikanta Mylavarapu wrote:
> SPI protocol runs on serial engine 4. Hence we need to
> rename the spi0 clocks to spi4 clocks.


No, you do not need. Why spi0 is incorrect?

> 
> However, renaming spi0 to spi4 will result in the following
> compilation error's.
> drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-ipq5424.c:2865:3: error: ‘GCC_QUPV3_SPI0_CLK’
> undeclared here
> drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-ipq5424.c:2866:3: error: ‘GCC_QUPV3_SPI0_CLK_SRC’
> undeclared here

Then do not rename... Sorry, but that part makes no sense. You must keep
ABI, so that's why you add new clocks.


> 
> To add spi4 clocks without compilation error's, do not
> rename the spi0 clocks. Instead, duplicate the spi0 clock
> macros and rename them to spi4.
> 
> After switching to spi4 clocks in the gcc-ipq5424 driver,
> remove the spi0 clock macros.

No. ABI.


Best regards,
Krzysztof