When the user requests a high enough period ns value, then the calculations in pwm_lpss_prepare() might result in a base_unit value of 0. But according to the data-sheet the way the PWM controller works is that each input clock-cycle the base_unit gets added to a N bit counter and that counter overflowing determines the PWM output frequency. Adding 0 to the counter is a no-op. The data-sheet even explicitly states that writing 0 to the base_unit bits will result in the PWM outputting a continuous 0 signal. base_unit values > (base_unit_range / 256), or iow base_unit values using the 8 most significant bits, cause loss of resolution of the duty-cycle. E.g. assuming a base_unit_range of 65536 steps, then a base_unit value of 768 (256 * 3), limits the duty-cycle resolution to 65536 / 768 = 85 steps. Clamp the max base_unit value to base_unit_range / 32 to ensure a duty-cycle resolution of at least 32 steps. This limits the maximum output frequency to 600 KHz / 780 KHz depending on the base clock. Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/pwm/pwm-lpss.c | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpss.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpss.c index 9d965ffe66d1..cae74ce61654 100644 --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpss.c +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpss.c @@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ static void pwm_lpss_prepare(struct pwm_lpss_chip *lpwm, struct pwm_device *pwm, freq *= base_unit_range; base_unit = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL(freq, c); + /* + * base_unit must not be 0 and for values > (base_unit_range / 256) + * (values using the 8 most significant bits) the duty-cycle resolution + * degrades. Clamp the maximum value to base_unit_range / 32 which + * leaves a duty-cycle resolution of 32 steps. + */ + base_unit = clamp_t(unsigned long long, base_unit, 1, + base_unit_range / 32); on_time_div = 255ULL * duty_ns; do_div(on_time_div, period_ns); @@ -105,7 +113,6 @@ static void pwm_lpss_prepare(struct pwm_lpss_chip *lpwm, struct pwm_device *pwm, orig_ctrl = ctrl = pwm_lpss_read(pwm); ctrl &= ~PWM_ON_TIME_DIV_MASK; ctrl &= ~(base_unit_range << PWM_BASE_UNIT_SHIFT); - base_unit &= base_unit_range; ctrl |= (u32) base_unit << PWM_BASE_UNIT_SHIFT; ctrl |= on_time_div; -- 2.26.2
