On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:07:37 AM CET Chris Packham wrote: > > > > Actually I wonder if I can try a bit harder to keep a system booting. > > The following might work > > 1) add the compatible strings to the existing armada clock drivers. > > 2) update the dts to use the new compatible strings. > > 3) add the new driver and remove the compatible strings from the armada > > drivers. > > > > #1 would still upset checkpatch.pl because the documentation would only > > arrive in #2. > > Actually upon testing #1 is unnecessary. I lose some of the gated clocks > but nothing that prevents booting.
Just to be sure: this means we can merge 2) and 3) independently and having just one of them will not cause regressions over what we have today? Arnd