Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add CMN PLL clock controller for IPQ SoC

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On 21/08/2024 18:08, Jie Luo wrote:
> 
> 
> On 8/21/2024 4:33 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 10:02:42PM +0800, Luo Jie wrote:
>>> The CMN PLL controller provides clocks to networking hardware blocks
>>> on Qualcomm IPQ9574 SoC. It receives input clock from the on-chip Wi-Fi,
>>> and produces output clocks at fixed rates. These output rates are
>>> predetermined, and are unrelated to the input clock rate. The output
>>> clocks are supplied to the Ethernet hardware such as PPE (packet
>>> process engine) and the externally connected switch or PHY device.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Luo Jie <quic_luoj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   .../bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml       | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   include/dt-bindings/clock/qcom,ipq-cmn-pll.h       | 15 +++++
>>>   2 files changed, 85 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 000000000000..7ad04b58a698
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
>>> +%YAML 1.2
>>> +---
>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml#
>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>> +
>>> +title: Qualcomm CMN PLL Clock Controller on IPQ SoC
>>> +
>>> +maintainers:
>>> +  - Bjorn Andersson <andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> +  - Luo Jie <quic_luoj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> +
>>> +description:
>>> +  The CMN PLL clock controller expects a reference input clock.
>>
>> You did not explain what is CMN. Is this some sort of acronym?
> 
> CMN is short form for 'common'. Since it is referred to as 'CMN'
> PLL in the hardware programming guides, we wanted the driver name
> to include it as well. The description can be updated as below to
> clarify the name and purpose of this hardware block. Hope this is
> fine.
> 
> "The CMN PLL clock controller expects a reference input clock
> from the on-board Wi-Fi, and supplies a number of fixed rate
> output clocks to the Ethernet devices including PPE (packet
> process engine) and the connected switch or PHY device. The
> CMN (or 'common') PLL's only function is to enable clocks to
> Ethernet hardware used with the IPQ SoC and does not include
> any other function."

So the block is called "CMN" in hardware programming guide, without any
explanation of the acronym?

Best regards,
Krzysztof





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