Re: [PATCH 06/12] riscv: dts: allwinner: Add the D1 SoC base devicetree

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Jernej,

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 11:28 AM Jernej Škrabec
<jernej.skrabec@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dne torek, 16. avgust 2022 ob 11:12:05 CEST je Heiko Stübner napisal(a):
> > Am Dienstag, 16. August 2022, 09:49:58 CEST schrieb Jernej Škrabec:
> > > Dne torek, 16. avgust 2022 ob 09:41:45 CEST je Krzysztof Kozlowski
> napisal(a):
> > > > On 15/08/2022 08:08, Samuel Holland wrote:
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       de: display-engine {
> > > > > +               compatible = "allwinner,sun20i-d1-display-engine";
> > > > > +               allwinner,pipelines = <&mixer0>, <&mixer1>;
> > > > > +               status = "disabled";
> > > > > +       };
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       osc24M: osc24M-clk {
> > > >
> > > > lowercase
> > > >
> > > > > +               compatible = "fixed-clock";
> > > > > +               clock-frequency = <24000000>;
> > > >
> > > > This is a property of the board, not SoC.
> > >
> > > SoC needs 24 MHz oscillator for correct operation, so each and every board
> > > has it. Having it here simplifies board DT files.
> >
> > I guess the oscillator is a separate component on each board, right?
>
> Correct.
>
> > And DT obvious is meant to describe the hardware - independently from
> > implementation-specific choices.
>
> There is no choice in this case. 24 MHz crystal has to be present.
>
> FWIW, including crystal node in SoC specific DTSI is already common pattern in
> Allwinner ARM SoC DTSI files.

I could also be a programmable clock generator on the board, programmed
to generate a 24 MHz clock on one of its outputs? Again, on the board.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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