[RESEND PATCH v3 11/11] clk: stm32mp1: new compatible for secure RCC support

gabriel.fernandez at foss.st.com gabriel.fernandez at foss.st.com
Fri Jun 18 06:24:36 PDT 2021


Yes we could have considered it as a feature but we think it's better to 
manage it as a layer of our driver via a compatible.

On 6/17/21 8:46 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 6/17/21 7:18 AM, gabriel.fernandez at foss.st.com wrote:
>> From: Gabriel Fernandez <gabriel.fernandez at foss.st.com>
>>
>> Platform STM32MP1 can be used in configuration where some clock
>> resources cannot be accessed by Linux kernel when executing in non-secure
>> state of the CPU(s).
>> In such configuration, the RCC clock driver must not register clocks
>> it cannot access.
>> They are expected to be registered from another clock driver such
>> as the SCMI clock driver.
>> This change uses specific compatible string "st,stm32mp1-rcc-secure"
>> to specify RCC clock driver configuration where RCC is secure.
> 
> Should this really be a new compatible string or rather a DT property ? 
> I think the later, since this is the same clock IP, only operating in 
> different "mode" , no ?



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