[PATCH] ARM: mvebu: Fix of_clk_get() call in a non sleeping context

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Hello,

On Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:19:39 +0100, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:

> OK, so let's only use clk_enable() which can't sleep. On mvebu SoCs
> there is no prepare/unprepare operation for the clock, so trying to use
> clk_prepare_enable() is useless. Especially for this code which is not
> for a random IP but especially for the Armada XP SoC.
> 
> If in the future the same logic can be used for a new mvebu SoC which
> need the prepare/unprepare feature, then we will see how to deal with
> it, but I really doubt that it will happen.

I am not sure doing a clk_enable() without a clk_prepare() before it is
legal, and that's why the clk_prepare_enable() helper is widely used.

From the clk_prepare() comment:

""
In fact clk_prepare must be called before clk_enable.
""

Best regards,

Thomas
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