Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: sound: renesas,r9a09g047-sound: Drop #clock-cells from required

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Tommaso,

On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 at 11:58, Tommaso Merciai
<tommaso.merciai.xr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> `#clock-cells` declares the node as a clock provider for AUDIO_CLKOUT,
> which only makes sense on boards that route that pin.
>
> Drop it from the required list so that boards which do not wire
> AUDIO_CLKOUT can leave it out.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai.xr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/renesas,r9a09g047-sound.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/renesas,r9a09g047-sound.yaml
> @@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ required:
>    - reg
>    - reg-names
>    - "#sound-dai-cells"
> -  - "#clock-cells"
>    - clocks
>    - clock-names
>    - resets

I disagree: this is a property of the sound block, not of board wiring.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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