Re: [PATCH v9 7/7] i2c: xiic: skip input clock setup on non-OF systems

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Tue Feb 03 2026 - 18:38:36 EST


On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 10:38:51AM -0800, Abdurrahman Hussain wrote:
> > On Feb 3, 2026, at 7:46 AM, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 08:37:24PM +0000, Abdurrahman Hussain via B4 Relay wrote:

> >> Currently Linux does not implement ACPI ClockInput to describe clock
> >
> > ClockInput() resource
> >
> >> resources, unlike DT. However the xiic driver is happy if something
> >> magically enables the clock before the driver probes, and does not
> >> turn it off again. The clock should always be considered optional for
> >> ACPI.
>
> I just used the wording provided earlier by Andrew verbatim. But can change
> to the following if you insist:

I do not alter the wording, I correct the mention of the respective resource.
And yes, I insist.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko