Re: [PATCH v3 01/15] include: dt-bindings: add LAN969x clock bindings

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 29/12/2025 13:07, Robert Marko wrote:
>>>>>> I understand as not used by drivers? Then no ABI and there is no point
>>>>>> in putting them into bindings.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is not included by the driver directly, but it requires these exact
>>>>> indexes to be passed
>>>>> so its effectively ABI.
>>>>
>>>> How it requires the exact index? In what way? I do not see anything in
>>>> the gck driver using/relying on these values. Nothing. Please point me
>>>> to the line which directly uses these values.... or how many times I
>>>> will need to write this is not ABI?
>>>>
>>>
>>> The index here is the exact id that needs to be set in the PMC_PCR
>>> register and so it is dictated by the hardware.
>>
>> So not a binding between Linux and DTS.
>>
> 
> What would be your suggestion on moving forwarding regarding the clock
> HW indexes?

The same as for every other hardware constant, like interrupts,
registers and addresses - you use the value directly.

If you want nicer names, we moved them to DTS headers for several
platforms (see several commits in the past).

Best regards,
Krzysztof