Re: [PATCH v1 2/6] clk: meson: a1: pll: support 'syspll' general-purpose PLL for CPU clock

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On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 04:27:17PM +0200, Jerome Brunet wrote:
> 
> On Tue 02 Apr 2024 at 15:15, Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 11:00:42AM +0200, Jerome Brunet wrote:
> >> 
> >> On Fri 29 Mar 2024 at 23:58, Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > The 'syspll' PLL, also known as the system PLL, is a general and
> >> > essential PLL responsible for generating the CPU clock frequency.
> >> > With its wide-ranging capabilities, it is designed to accommodate
> >> > frequencies within the range of 768MHz to 1536MHz.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > ---
> >> >  drivers/clk/meson/a1-pll.c | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> >  drivers/clk/meson/a1-pll.h |  6 +++
> >> >  2 files changed, 84 insertions(+)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/a1-pll.c b/drivers/clk/meson/a1-pll.c
> >> > index 60b2e53e7e51..02fd2d325cc6 100644
> >> > --- a/drivers/clk/meson/a1-pll.c
> >> > +++ b/drivers/clk/meson/a1-pll.c
> >> > @@ -138,6 +138,81 @@ static struct clk_regmap hifi_pll = {
> >> >  	},
> >> >  };
> >> >  
> >> > +static const struct pll_mult_range sys_pll_mult_range = {
> >> > +	.min = 32,
> >> > +	.max = 64,
> >> > +};
> >> > +
> >> > +/*
> >> > + * We assume that the sys_pll_clk has already been set up by the low-level
> >> > + * bootloaders as the main CPU PLL source. Therefore, it is not necessary to
> >> > + * run the initialization sequence.
> >> > + */
> >> 
> >> I see no reason to make such assumption.
> >> This clock is no read-only, it apparently is able to re-lock so assuming
> >> anything from the bootloader is just asking from trouble
> >> 
> >
> > Indeed, I have implemented the following initialization sequence. I have
> > dumped the bootloader setup and included it in the definition of my
> > sys_pll. However, I have encountered an issue with the enable bit. If I
> > leave the enable bit switched on by default, there is a possibility that
> > the bootloader selects a fixed CPU clock while the sys_pll should be
> > switched off. On the other hand, if I keep the enable bit switched off
> > by default, the bootloader might configure the CPU clock to use sys_pll,
> > resulting in the execution halting when the initialization sequence is
> > run. This situation has led me to assume that we should place our trust
> > in the bootloader setup.
> >
> > If you believe it is necessary to include the initialization sequence, I
> > can prepare it with the sys_pll enabled by default.
> 
> I just noted your initial comment is misleading.
> 
> You could submit a patch to apply the init sequence only if the PLL is
> not already enabled. Maybe even condition that to flag in the pll data
> to avoid applying it to the other platforms for now.
> 

Ah, I see. Okay, no problem, I will prepare such patch to common meson
clk-pll.

[...]

-- 
Thank you,
Dmitry




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