Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] ARM: shmobile: kzm9d: Use common clock framework

From: Simon Horman
Date: Tue Oct 29 2013 - 00:43:11 EST


On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 07:39:18PM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 04:29:56PM +0900, Magnus Damm wrote:
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 01:59:46PM +0900, Magnus Damm wrote:
> > >> Hi Simon,
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> > On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 02:34:03PM +0900, takasi-y@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >> >> Use common clock framework version of clock
> > >> >> drivers/clk/shmobile/clk-emev2.c
> > >> >> instead of sh-clkfwk version
> > >> >> arch/arm/mach-shmobile/clock-emev2.c
> > >> >> when it is configured as a part of multi-platform.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Signed-off-by: Takashi Yoshii <takasi-y@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks.
> > >> >
> > >> > I plan to add this patch to a new topic branch,
> > >> > topic/emev2-common-clock, in the renesas tree and
> > >> > queue it up from there for inclusion in mainline
> > >> > if/when the first patch of this series is accepted
> > >> > by Mike Turquette.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for picking up patches, Simon.
> > >>
> > >> I think you can simply merge this patch after the following series:
> > >>
> > >> [PATCH 00/05] ARM: shmobile: KZM9D Multiplatform update
> > >
> > > This is already queued up.
> >
> > Yes, I know, thanks for that. I tried to explain the dependency in the
> > 00/00 cover letter but I will try to be more clear next time!
> >
> > >> There are no build time dependencies on patch 1 and 2 so this patch
> > >> can be merged independently. Regarding run-time operation, the
> > >> multiplatform series above makes KZM9D DT reference only build for
> > >> multiplatform, and in such case CCF is required.
> > >>
> > >> So if you want to keep KZM9D DT reference working until Mike Turquette
> > >> accepts the CCF bits, then I recommend you to wait with "[PATCH 00/05]
> > >> ARM: shmobile: KZM9D Multiplatform update" until all EMEV2 CCF bits
> > >> have been merged.
> > >>
> > >> Another way is to merge "[PATCH 00/05] ARM: shmobile: KZM9D
> > >> Multiplatform update" before the EMEV2 CCF bits, but if so you may as
> > >> well merge this patch as well IMO. This
> > >> multiplatform-update-series-merge-before-CCF plan will result in
> > >> untestable KZM9D DT reference until EMEV2 CCF is merged. Either way is
> > >> fine with me.
> > >
> > > I am mainly concerned that the bindings may change before
> > > they are finally merged. And I thought it would be nice to avoid
> > > having to fix up the usage of the bindings if they change.
> >
> > Sure, but the code in this patch looks like it simply starts DT CCF
> > probing regardless of what the bindings look like. So I don't think
> > you will have to worry about actual bindings detail.
> >
> > > But I'm happy to just queue-up patches 2 and 3 of this series
> > > now if you prefer.
> >
> > Well, I meant patch 3 only. Patch 1 and 2 are tied together by dependencies. =)
>
> Thanks, I understand now.
>
> I'll queue-up 3/3.

Which I did.

Then some time passed...

Mike has accepted my pull-request for patch 1 of this series
and accordingly I have queued-up this patch for v3.14.
It should appear in the devel branch the next time that I push it.
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