Re: [PATCH 5/6] pwm: sun4i: Add support to output source clock directly

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Hello,

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 06:16:55PM +0200, Jernej Škrabec wrote:
> Dne ponedeljek, 29. julij 2019 ob 09:06:05 CEST je Uwe Kleine-König 
> napisal(a):
> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 08:40:44PM +0200, Jernej Skrabec wrote:
> > > PWM core has an option to bypass whole logic and output unchanged source
> > > clock as PWM output. This is achieved by enabling bypass bit.
> > > 
> > > Note that when bypass is enabled, no other setting has any meaning, not
> > > even enable bit.
> > > 
> > > This mode of operation is needed to achieve high enough frequency to
> > > serve as clock source for AC200 chip, which is integrated into same
> > > package as H6 SoC.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@xxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > >  drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > >  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c
> > > index 9e0eca79ff88..848cff26f385 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun4i.c
> > > @@ -120,6 +120,19 @@ static void sun4i_pwm_get_state(struct pwm_chip
> > > *chip,
> > > 
> > >  	val = sun4i_pwm_readl(sun4i_pwm, PWM_CTRL_REG);
> > > 
> > > +	/*
> > > +	 * PWM chapter in H6 manual has a diagram which explains that if bypass
> > > +	 * bit is set, no other setting has any meaning. Even more, experiment
> > > +	 * proved that also enable bit is ignored in this case.
> > > +	 */
> > > +	if (val & BIT_CH(PWM_BYPASS, pwm->hwpwm)) {
> > > +		state->period = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL(NSEC_PER_SEC, clk_rate);
> > > +		state->duty_cycle = state->period / 2;
> > > +		state->polarity = PWM_POLARITY_NORMAL;
> > > +		state->enabled = true;
> > > +		return;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > 
> > >  	if ((PWM_REG_PRESCAL(val, pwm->hwpwm) == PWM_PRESCAL_MASK) &&
> > >  	
> > >  	    sun4i_pwm->data->has_prescaler_bypass)
> > >  		
> > >  		prescaler = 1;
> > > 
> > > @@ -211,7 +224,8 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip,
> > > struct pwm_device *pwm,> 
> > >  {
> > >  
> > >  	struct sun4i_pwm_chip *sun4i_pwm = to_sun4i_pwm_chip(chip);
> > >  	struct pwm_state cstate;
> > > 
> > > -	u32 ctrl;
> > > +	u32 ctrl, clk_rate;
> > > +	bool bypass;
> > > 
> > >  	int ret;
> > >  	unsigned int delay_us;
> > >  	unsigned long now;
> > > 
> > > @@ -226,6 +240,16 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip,
> > > struct pwm_device *pwm,> 
> > >  		}
> > >  	
> > >  	}
> > > 
> > > +	/*
> > > +	 * Although it would make much more sense to check for bypass in
> > > +	 * sun4i_pwm_calculate(), value of bypass bit also depends on "enabled".
> > > +	 * Period is allowed to be rounded up or down.
> > > +	 */
> > 
> > Every driver seems to implement rounding the way its driver considers it
> > sensible. @Thierry: This is another patch where it would be good to have
> > a global directive about how rounding is supposed to work to provide the
> > users an reliable and uniform way to work with PWMs.
> > 
> > > +	clk_rate = clk_get_rate(sun4i_pwm->clk);
> > > +	bypass = (state->period == NSEC_PER_SEC / clk_rate ||
> > > +		 state->period == DIV_ROUND_UP(NSEC_PER_SEC, clk_rate)) &&
> > > +		 state->enabled;
> > 
> > Not sure if the compiler is clever enough to notice the obvious
> > optimisation with this code construct, but you can write this test in a
> > more clever way which has zero instead of up to two divisions. Something
> > like:
> > 
> > bypass = ((state->period * clk_rate >= NSEC_PER_SEC &&
> > 	   state->period * clk_rate < NSEC_PER_SEC + clk_rate) &&
> > 	  state->enabled);
> > 
> > In the commit log you write the motivation for using bypass is that it
> > allows to implement higher frequency then with the "normal" operation.
> > As you don't skip calculating the normal parameters requesting such a
> > high-frequency setting either errors out or doesn't catch the impossible
> > request. In both cases there is something to fix.
> 
> It's the latter, otherwise it wouldn't work for my case. I'll fix the check and 
> skip additional logic.

Great.

> > > +
> > > 
> > >  	spin_lock(&sun4i_pwm->ctrl_lock);
> > >  	ctrl = sun4i_pwm_readl(sun4i_pwm, PWM_CTRL_REG);
> > > 
> > > @@ -273,6 +297,11 @@ static int sun4i_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip,
> > > struct pwm_device *pwm,> 
> > >  		ctrl &= ~BIT_CH(PWM_CLK_GATING, pwm->hwpwm);
> > >  	
> > >  	}
> > > 
> > > +	if (bypass)
> > > +		ctrl |= BIT_CH(PWM_BYPASS, pwm->hwpwm);
> > > +	else
> > > +		ctrl &= ~BIT_CH(PWM_BYPASS, pwm->hwpwm);
> > > +
> > 
> > Does switching on (or off) the bypass bit complete the currently running
> > period?
> 
> I don't really know. If I understand correctly, it just bypasses PWM logic 
> completely, so I would say it doesn't complete the currently running period.

This is a bug. It's part of the promise of the PWM API that started
periods are completed. Please at least document this limitation at the
top of the driver. drivers/pwm/pwm-sifive.c has an example you might
want to use as a template.

Best regards
Uwe

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