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SubjectRe: [PATCH 07/14] clock: milbeaut: Add Milbeaut M10V clock control
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Quoting Sugaya, Taichi (2018-12-25 17:35:27)
> Hi
>
> On 2018/11/30 17:31, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> >> + init.num_parents = parents;
> >> + init.parent_names = parent_names;
> >> +
> >> + mcm->cname = clk_name;
> >> + mcm->parent = 0;
> >> + mcm->hw.init = &init;
> >> +
> >> + clk = clk_register(NULL, &mcm->hw);
> >> + if (IS_ERR(clk))
> >> + goto err_clk;
> >> +
> >> + of_clk_add_provider(node, of_clk_src_simple_get, clk);
> >> + return;
> >> +
> >> +err_clk:
> >> + kfree(mcm);
> >> +err_mcm:
> >> + kfree(parent_names);
> >> +}
> >> +CLK_OF_DECLARE(m10v_clk_mux, "socionext,milbeaut-m10v-clk-mux",
> >> + m10v_clk_mux_setup);
> >
> > Any chance you can use a platform driver?
> >
>
> Excuse me to re-ask you.
> Why do you recommend to use a platform driver? Is that current fad?

Not exactly a fad. We've been doing it for some time now. From an older
email on the list:

Reasons (in no particular order):

1. We get a dev pointer to use with clk_hw_register()

2. We can handle probe defer if some resource is not available

3. Using device model gets us a hook into power management frameworks
like runtime PM and system PM for things like suspend and hibernate

4. It encourages a single DT node clk controller style binding
instead of a single node per clk style binding

5. We can use non-DT specific functions like devm_ioremap_resource() to map
registers and acquire other resources, leading to more portable and
generic code

6. We may be able to make the device driver a module, which will
make distros happy if we don't have to compile in all
these clk drivers to the resulting vmlinux

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