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[PATCH] ARM: Add further explaination for clk_get()

clk_get() comments can be confusing.  Add extra explaination of
the dev and id parameters to ensure correct usage.

Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
Russell King 20 years ago
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1 changed files with 5 additions and 2 deletions
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      include/asm-arm/hardware/clock.h

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include/asm-arm/hardware/clock.h

@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ struct clk;
 /**
 /**
  * clk_get - lookup and obtain a reference to a clock producer.
  * clk_get - lookup and obtain a reference to a clock producer.
  * @dev: device for clock "consumer"
  * @dev: device for clock "consumer"
- * @id: device ID
+ * @id: clock comsumer ID
  *
  *
  * Returns a struct clk corresponding to the clock producer, or
  * Returns a struct clk corresponding to the clock producer, or
- * valid IS_ERR() condition containing errno.
+ * valid IS_ERR() condition containing errno.  The implementation
+ * uses @dev and @id to determine the clock consumer, and thereby
+ * the clock producer.  (IOW, @id may be identical strings, but
+ * clk_get may return different clock producers depending on @dev.)
  */
  */
 struct clk *clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id);
 struct clk *clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id);