Re: [PATCH 06/13] iio: adc: rockchip_saradc: Benefit from devm_clk_get_enabled() to simplify

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On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 10:42 AM Uwe Kleine-König
<u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 10:30:45AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 12:31 AM Uwe Kleine-König
> > <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 10:01:08PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 7:21 PM Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > On Mon,  8 Aug 2022 22:47:33 +0200
> > > > > Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Make use of devm_clk_get_enabled() to replace some code that effectively
> > > > > > open codes this new function.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >
> > > > > This might have side effects as it now enables the clock before calling
> > > > > the clk_set_rate(). Also changes the clock start up ordering. Neither is that
> > > > > scary a change, but on really fussy hardware they might cause problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > Add a few rock-chips people who have sent patches in last few years
> > > > > to hopefully take a look or even better run a test.
> > > >
> > > > I believe you found a bug in the patch. The possible solutions are:
> > > > - not take the patch
> > > > - disable and re-enable clock around clk_set_rate()
> > > >
> > > > IIRC clk_set_rate() will spit a WARN if clock is enabled.
> > >
> > > You mean in general? I think that's wrong. There might be some clks that
> > > do that, but I'd consider them strange. If you ask me, calling
> > > clk_set_rate() for a *disabled* clk is the strange concept ...
> >
> > I think it's correct from the logic and electrical perspective. That's
> > why the preparation and enablement are separated in CCF. But please
> > double check, because I can't remember everything by heart.
>
> In my book the separation is done because "enabling" has to sleep for
> some clks (e.g. PLLs) while a sleeping clk_enable() is bad for various
> use cases and most clks don't sleep for enabling.

Yeah, but the idea of changing clock rate on the fly may produce
interesting side-effects on hardware level (with PLL latencies to lock
the phase and possible glitches). So, changing clock against enabled
hardware (not in reset / power off state) seems not a good idea.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko




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