On 09/21/2017 09:08 AM, Sekhar Nori wrote: > On Thursday 21 September 2017 06:01 AM, Franklin S Cooper Jr wrote: >> >> >> On 08/24/2017 03:00 AM, Sekhar Nori wrote: >>> + some OMAP folks and Linux OMAP list >>> >>> On Tuesday 25 July 2017 04:21 AM, Franklin Cooper wrote: >>>> Hclk is the MCAN's interface clock. However, for OMAP based devices such as >>>> DRA7 SoC family the interface clock is handled by hwmod. Therefore, this >>>> interface clock is managed by hwmod driver via pm_runtime_get and >>>> pm_runtime_put calls. Therefore, this interface clock isn't defined in DT >>>> and thus the driver shouldn't fail if this clock isn't found. >>> >>> I agree that hclk is defined as interface clock for M_CAN IP on DRA76x. >>> >>> However, there may be a need for the driver to know the value of hclk to >>> properly configure the RAM watchdog register which has a counter >>> counting down using hclk. Looks like the driver does not use the RAM >>> watchdog today. But if there is a need to configure it in future, it >>> might be a problem. >> >> Honestly the RAM watchdog seems like a fundamental design problem. >> This RAM watchdog seems to be used in case a request to access the >> message ram is made but it hangs for what ever reason. Its even more >> complicated since the Message RAM is external to the MCAN IP so its >> implementation or how its handled probably differs from device to >> device. From example say you do have this error it isn't clear how you >> would recover from it. A logically answer would be to reset the entire >> IP but that also assumes that Message RAM will be reset along with the >> ip which likely depends on each SoC. >> >> But if a readl/writel command hangs will the kernel eventually throw an >> error on its on or will the driver just hang? If it does hang can a >> driver in the ISR do something to properly terminate the driver or even >> recover from it? >>> >>> Is there a restriction in OMAP architecture against passing the >>> interface clock also in the 'clocks' property in DT. I have not tried it >>> myself, but wonder if you hit an issue that led to this patch. >> >> No but not passing the interface clock is typical. > > Okay, then it sounds like it will just be easier to pass the hclk too? > > So it can be used if needed in future and also so that the driver can > stay the same as today. That is fine. For now I can just drop this patch unless I discover when enabling it on DRA76x I am unable to add the interface clock to dt. > > Thanks, > Sekhar > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
