Re: [PM-OPP][PATCH] OMAP: Modifying the frequency comparison logic.

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thara gopinath <thara@xxxxxx> writes:

> From: Thara Gopinath <thara@xxxxxx>
>
> In the current opp layer the frequency matching API's
> tries to match the exact frequency passed in Hz. This leads
> to problems in cases where dplls are locked to slightly differnet
> frequencies due to sys clock speed or optimum M,N values.
> Consider the following scenario
> 	a. dpll_x is supposed to be locked at 266Mhz but is
> 	   actually att 266.045 Mhz due to above mentioned reasons.
> 	b. The opp table has the entry as 266000000 hz.
> 	c. The user does a clk_get_rate(dpll_x) and passes the
> 	  corresponding rate <rate> into the opp API's to get back
> 	  a opp table entry.
> 	d. In this scenario if  the user has called into
> 	   opp_find_freq_exact it will return an error.
> 	   If the user has called into opp_find_freq_ceil
> 	   it will either return the opp entry corresponding
> 	   to the next higher frequency in the opp table
> 	   or return an error if 266 Mhz is the last entry
> 	   in the table.
>
> The above is not correct as we expect the framework to return back
> the opp table entry corresponding to 266 Mhz.
>
> Now there are two ways of fixing this issue.
> 	a. Put the correct dpll lock frequency in the opp table.
> 	   This means opp table will now have entries like 266045000 hz.
> 	   But this is not scalable as these dpll lock frequencies
> 	   can change slightly based on sys clk speeds. Like for eg
> 	   at sys clk speed 38.4 Mhz we will able to get 266.045 Mhz
> 	   where as at sys clk speed 26 Mhz we will be able to get
> 	   onyl 266.124 Mhz etc. So depending on the platform we
> 	   will have to start changing the opp table.
>
> 	b. Do the comparison in Mhz in the opp layer rather than in Hz.
> 	   This would mean we will divide the rate passed into the opp layer
> 	  API and the rates stored in the opp tables by 1000000 to get the
> 	  rates in Mhz and do the necessary comparision. In this approach any
> 	  vague frequency like 266.045Mhz will get mapped to 266 Mhz in the
> 	  opp table. But if the passed rate is 267 Mhz, the opp framework
> 	  will still rerturn an error or the next highest opp table entry
>
> This patch implements solution b. The scenario mentioned above is
> esp true for OMAP4 dpll_iva where we do end up with such weird frequencies
> due to sys clk being at 38.4 Mhz.

I agree that solution b is better, although it makes the '_exact'
function a bit less exact. :/

solution b is fine with me, but the kerneldoc for these find functions
should be updated to describe the new matching technique.

Kevin

> Signed-off-by: Thara Gopinath <thara@xxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arm/plat-omap/opp.c |   37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/opp.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/opp.c
> index b9b7bda..ba7a554 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/opp.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/opp.c
> @@ -212,15 +212,20 @@ struct omap_opp *opp_find_freq_exact(struct device *dev,
>  {
>  	struct device_opp *dev_opp;
>  	struct omap_opp *temp_opp, *opp = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
> +	unsigned long req_freq = freq / 1000000;
>  
>  	dev_opp = find_device_opp(dev);
>  	if (IS_ERR(dev_opp))
>  		return opp;
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry(temp_opp, &dev_opp->opp_list, node) {
> -		if (temp_opp->enabled && temp_opp->rate == freq) {
> -			opp = temp_opp;
> -			break;
> +		if (temp_opp->enabled) {
> +			unsigned long rate = temp_opp->rate / 1000000;
> +
> +			if (rate == req_freq) {
> +				opp = temp_opp;
> +				break;
> +			}
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> @@ -258,16 +263,21 @@ struct omap_opp *opp_find_freq_ceil(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq)
>  {
>  	struct device_opp *dev_opp;
>  	struct omap_opp *temp_opp, *opp = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
> +	unsigned long req_freq = *freq / 1000000;
>  
>  	dev_opp = find_device_opp(dev);
>  	if (IS_ERR(dev_opp))
>  		return opp;
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry(temp_opp, &dev_opp->opp_list, node) {
> -		if (temp_opp->enabled && temp_opp->rate >= *freq) {
> -			opp = temp_opp;
> -			*freq = opp->rate;
> -			break;
> +		if (temp_opp->enabled) {
> +			unsigned long rate = temp_opp->rate / 1000000;
> +
> +			if (rate >= req_freq) {
> +				opp = temp_opp;
> +				*freq = opp->rate;
> +				break;
> +			}
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> @@ -305,16 +315,21 @@ struct omap_opp *opp_find_freq_floor(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq)
>  {
>  	struct device_opp *dev_opp;
>  	struct omap_opp *temp_opp, *opp = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
> +	unsigned long req_freq = *freq / 1000000;
>  
>  	dev_opp = find_device_opp(dev);
>  	if (IS_ERR(dev_opp))
>  		return opp;
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry_reverse(temp_opp, &dev_opp->opp_list, node) {
> -		if (temp_opp->enabled && temp_opp->rate <= *freq) {
> -			opp = temp_opp;
> -			*freq = opp->rate;
> -			break;
> +		if (temp_opp->enabled) {
> +			unsigned long rate = temp_opp->rate / 1000000;
> +
> +			if (rate <= req_freq) {
> +				opp = temp_opp;
> +				*freq = opp->rate;
> +				break;
> +			}
>  		}
>  	}
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