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From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:   Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:57:15 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dtbindings: clock: Add bindings for Renesas PhiClock
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
Cc:     Alex Helms <alexander.helms.jy@renesas.com>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
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Hi Krzysztof,

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:41 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski
<krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org> wrote:
> On 17/11/2022 09:11, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >>>>> +  renesas,ss-amount-percent:
> >>>>> +    description: Spread spectrum absolute amount as hundredths of a percent, e.g. 150 is 1.50%.
> >>>>
> >>>> What? If this is percent then it cannot be hundreds of percent. Percent
> >>>> is percent. Use appropriate units.
> >>>> https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fdevicetree-org%2Fdt-schema%2Fblob%2Fmain%2Fdtschema%2Fschemas%2Fproperty-units.yaml&amp;data=05%7C01%7Calexander.helms.jy%40renesas.com%7C9c13a32848f3434e217108dac7ab69f6%7C53d82571da1947e49cb4625a166a4a2a%7C0%7C0%7C638041836281252737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6MULpJhPyyjWSo1SvPCrz6KidE1VEtiiNYk1O5wS1vI%3D&amp;reserved=0
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Values like 0.5% or 2.5% must be representable which is why this
> >>> property is an integer of hundredths of percent. How else would you
> >>> represent a non-integer percent?
> >>
> >> With an appropriate unit.
> >
> > Krzysztof really means the property should be named e.g.
> > "renesas,ss-amount-centipercent" instead.
>
> I provided an URL to document with units, so I was hoping Alex will take
> a bit of effort to open it. Hundredths of percent sounds like basis
> point... If it is not basis point, maybe it could be made such?

Thank you, I didn't know about basis points. TIL ;-)

(and I didn't dare to click on the safelink-converted quoted link)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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