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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:36:20 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/6] i2c: xiic: use generic device property accessors
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> Skip clock setup on non-OF systems where clock cannot be provided.

I think 'cannot' is wrong here. Non-OF system technically could
provide a clock, using whatever binding method they use. Not having a
clock simply appears to be a limitation of your implementation.

      Andrew