Re: [PATCH 00/11] clk: renesas: cpg-mssr: add ignore-unused option

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On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 09:28:06PM +0100, Ulrich Hecht wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> This series adds the option for declaring clocks as "ignore-unused", i.e. 
> clocks that will not be turned on if not used, but also not turned off if
> unused. It also enables this option for the RWDT clocks in (almost) all
> SoCs.
> 
> The point of this is to allow a WDT that has been enabled by the bootloader
> to survive these events:
> 
> - deferred probing of the WDT device, which can lead the clock driver
>   to disable the WDT clock until the WDT is re-probed, giving it a
>   blind spot
> - probe failure in the WDT driver

I like the approach in general. Seems to solve both issues nicely. Minor
comments for patch 1 follow. I also agree with Geert about the squashing
of patches, yet in general, I look forward if this could be added.

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