[PATCH v3 05/10] dt-bindings: clock: ipq9574: Rename NSS CC source clocks to drop rate

Konrad Dybcio konrad.dybcio at oss.qualcomm.com
Fri Jul 11 05:15:05 PDT 2025


On 7/11/25 12:54 AM, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 08:28:13PM +0800, Luo Jie wrote:
>> Drop the clock rate suffix from the NSS Clock Controller clock names for
>> PPE and NSS clocks. A generic name allows for easier extension of support
>> to additional SoCs that utilize same hardware design.
> 
> This is an ABI change. You must state that here and provide a reason the 
> change is okay (assuming it is). Otherwise, you are stuck with the name 
> even if not optimal.

The reason here seems to be simplifying the YAML.. which is not a good
reason really..

I would instead suggest keeping the clocks list as-is for ipq9574 (this
existing case), whereas improving it for any new additions

Konrad



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