[PATCH v5] powerpc/mpc85xx: Update the clock nodes in device tree

Tang Yuantian-B29983 B29983 at freescale.com
Thu Oct 17 13:08:31 EST 2013


> > > That shows the dividers as being somewhere in between the PLL and the
> MUX.
> > > The MUX is where the divider is selected.  There's nothing in the
> > > PLL's programming interface that relates to the dividers.  As such
> > > it's simpler to model it as being part of the MUX.
> > >
> > > -Scott
> > >
> > I don't know whether it is simpler, but "modeling divider as being part
> of the MUX"
> > is your guess, right?
> > If the "divider" is included in MUX, the MUX would not be called "MUX".
> 
> It's still selecting from multiple PLLs.
> 
> > I don't know whether "divider" module exists or not. If it exists, it
> > should be part of PLL or between PLL and MUX. wherever it was, the
> device tree binding is appropriate.
> 
> The device tree binding is unnecessarily complicated.
> 
> > The P3041RM shows exactly each PLL has 2 outputs which definitely have
> no "divider" at all.
> 
> That diagram is a bit weird -- one of the outputs is used as is, and the
> other is split into 1/2 and 1/4.  It doesn't really matter though; the
> end result is the same.  We're describing the programming interface, not
> artwork choices in the manual.
> 
> -Scott
> 
If the device tree needs to be modified, could you give me your suggestions?

Regards,
Yuantian


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