Re: [PATCH v2] dt-bindings: i2c: renesas,riic: Drop clock-frequency from required
From: Rob Herring (Arm)
Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 22:56:22 EST
On Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:13 +0200, Tommaso Merciai wrote:
> clock-frequency is described as optional, with 100 kHz assumed when
> absent, yet it is also listed as required.
>
> The description is correct: i2c-riic calls i2c_parse_fw_timings() with
> use_defaults set, so the core falls back to I2C_MAX_STANDARD_MODE_FREQ
> when the property is absent.
>
> The stale requirement only produces dtbs_check noise on boards relying
> on the default:
>
> i2c@14400800 (renesas,riic-r9a09g047): 'clock-frequency' is a
> required property
>
> Drop it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai.xr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1->v2:
> - Dropped all v1 series, need a rework.
> - Fixed dtbs_check failure by dropping clock-frequency from the required list,
> instead of adding it to the dts, as the absence of this property
> indicates the default frequency 100 kHz.
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260803132828.3249424-3-tommaso.merciai.xr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/renesas,riic.yaml | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
Acked-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>