Hi, Amit
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 3/3] arm64: dts: imx8mp: Add thermal zones support
>
> 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).
OK, understood, I prefer to keep the passive trip point same as cpu thermal zone,
so I will also put the cpufreq cooling map for soc thermal zone.
Thanks,
Anson
