On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 9:04 AM Anson Huang <anson.huang@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi, Amit
>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 3/3] arm64: dts: imx8mp: Add thermal zones support
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 6:05 PM Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@xxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > i.MX8MP has a TMU inside which supports two thermal zones, add support
> > > for them.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@xxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > >
> > > + thermal-zones {
> > > + cpu-thermal {
> > > + polling-delay-passive = <250>;
> > > + polling-delay = <2000>;
> > > + thermal-sensors = <&tmu 0x0>;
> >
> > No need for 0x0, just use 0
>
> OK.
>
> >
> > > + trips {
> > > + cpu_alert0: trip0 {
> > > + temperature = <85000>;
> > > + hysteresis = <2000>;
> > > + type = "passive";
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + cpu_crit0: trip1 {
> > > + temperature = <95000>;
> > > + hysteresis = <2000>;
> > > + type = "critical";
> > > + };
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + cooling-maps {
> > > + map0 {
> > > + trip = <&cpu_alert0>;
> > > + cooling-device =
> > > + <&A53_0
> > THERMAL_NO_LIMIT THERMAL_NO_LIMIT>,
> > > + <&A53_1
> > THERMAL_NO_LIMIT THERMAL_NO_LIMIT>,
> > > + <&A53_2
> > THERMAL_NO_LIMIT THERMAL_NO_LIMIT>,
> > > + <&A53_3
> > THERMAL_NO_LIMIT THERMAL_NO_LIMIT>;
> > > + };
> > > + };
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + soc-thermal {
> > > + polling-delay-passive = <250>;
> > > + polling-delay = <2000>;
> > > + thermal-sensors = <&tmu 0x1>;
> >
> > No need for 0x1, just use 1
>
> OK.
>
> >
> > > + trips {
> > > + soc_alert0: trip0 {
> > > + temperature = <85000>;
> > > + hysteresis = <2000>;
> > > + type = "passive";
> > > + };
> > > +
> > > + soc_crit0: trip1 {
> > > + temperature = <95000>;
> > > + hysteresis = <2000>;
> > > + type = "critical";
> > > + };
> > > + };
> >
> > You need a cooling-map here since you have a passive trip point.
>
> Currently, there is no cooling map defined for soc thermal zone, the cpufreq cooling
> is mapped to cpu thermal zone already, so do you think it is OK to leave it as no cooling
> map, or it is better to put cpufreq cooling for soc thermal zone as well?
>
If there is no cooling, why do you need a passive trip point? Just
make it a hot trip that will send you a nofication (if .notify
callback registered).
Regards,
Amit
