> > I'm just wondering if you have circular dependencies at runtime? > > > > Where you will need to be careful is probe time vs runtime. Since you > > have circular phandles you need to first create all the clock > > providers, and only then start the clock consumers. Otherwise you > > might get into an endless EPROBE_DEFER loop. > > > > The Rx/Tx clocks sourced from the SERDES are registered as provider > clocks by the UNIPHY/PCS driver during probe time. There is no runtime > operation needed for these clocks after this. So they are always ticking. You cannot turn them on/off? It is nice to model them a fixed-clocks, since it describes the architecture, but i have to question if it is worth the effort. Andrew
