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On 30/06/2022 21:48, Viorel Suman wrote:
> 
> The question context looks a bit shifted. The "clocks" and "clock-names"
> attributes are removed from a clock provider device.
> 
> The OS clock provider in this case is a client which uses some protocol
> to communicate with SCU via a messaging unit. There is no
> access to xtal clocks via the existing OS<->SCU communication protocol.

SCU does not need to access them via communication protocol. It's enough
that they are clock inputs, physical clocks being fed to your hardware
which you describe in the DTS.


Best regards,
Krzysztof