Re: [PATCH 00/45] clk: Make sure clk_init_data is fully initialized (part two)

[Heiko Stübner]

Hi Geert,

Am Freitag, 21. August 2026, 10:53:10 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven:
> 	Hi all,
> 
> The clk_init_data structure contains several mutually-exclusive members
> for different methods to specify the possible parents of a clock,
> prompting drivers to initialize only the members they need.  However,
> not initializing all members may cause subtle issues, which are only
> exposed when CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_PATTERN or CONFIG_INIT_STACK_NONE is
> enabled.
> 
> Hence this series aims to make sure all members are fully initialized,
> to avoid such bugs, and to prevent future breakage when converting
> drivers to a different method for specifying the parents.
> 
> Part One[1] fixed all cases that I identified to be real bugs, in
> response to a crash I saw on BeagleBone Black.
> 
> This series is the clock subpart of Part Two, which fixes remaining
> cases that are currently harmless.  These are still fragile, and may
> cause future breakage when converting drivers to a different method for
> specifying the parents.
> 
> Thanks for your comments!

I guess more a handling question, how do you expect this series to be
applied?

I.e. each clk-arch-maintainer, or in one big thing by the core clock
maintainers? Just wondering if I should pick the Rockchip patch
or just let the whole series get applied by the clock maintainers.


Heiko