Re: [PATCH 1/2] clk: Add composite clock type

[Mike Turquette]

Quoting Prashant Gaikwad (2013-01-03 21:51:45)
> Not all clocks are required to be decomposed into basic clock
> types but at the same time want to use the functionality
> provided by these basic clock types instead of duplicating.
> 
> For example, Tegra SoC has ~100 clocks which can be decomposed
> into Mux -> Div -> Gate clock types making the clock count to
> ~300. Also, parent change operation can not be performed on gate
> clock which forces to use mux clock in driver if want to change
> the parent.
> 
> Instead aggregate the basic clock types functionality into one
> clock and just use this clock for all operations. This clock
> type re-uses the functionality of basic clock types and not
> limited to basic clock types but any hardware-specific
> implementation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Prashant Gaikwad <pgaikwad@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Prashant,

I'm OK with the general concept of the composite clock, but a V2 patch
addressing all of the comments needs to be submitted first.  You might
base your patch on top of the following cleanup: