Hi Geert, > Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] pwm: Add support for RZ/G2L GPT > > Hi Biju, > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 7:34 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 03:57:41PM +0100, Biju Das wrote: > > > > RZ/G2L General PWM Timer (GPT) composed of 8 channels with 32- > bit > > > > timer (GPT32E). It supports the following functions > > > > * 32 bits × 8 channels > > > > * Up-counting or down-counting (saw waves) or up/down-counting > > > > (triangle waves) for each counter. > > > > * Clock sources independently selectable for each channel > > > > * Two I/O pins per channel > > > > * Two output compare/input capture registers per channel > > > > * For the two output compare/input capture registers of each > > > channel, > > > > four registers are provided as buffer registers and are > capable > > > of > > > > operating as comparison registers when buffering is not in > use. > > > > * In output compare operation, buffer switching can be at > crests or > > > > troughs, enabling the generation of laterally asymmetric PWM > > > waveforms. > > > > * Registers for setting up frame cycles in each channel (with > > > capability > > > > for generating interrupts at overflow or underflow) > > > > * Generation of dead times in PWM operation > > > > * Synchronous starting, stopping and clearing counters for > > > arbitrary > > > > channels > > > > * Starting, stopping, clearing and up/down counters in response > > > > to > > > input > > > > level comparison > > > > * Starting, clearing, stopping and up/down counters in response > > > > to > > > a > > > > maximum of four external triggers > > > > * Output pin disable function by dead time error and detected > > > > short-circuits between output pins > > > > * A/D converter start triggers can be generated (GPT32E0 to > > > GPT32E3) > > > > * Enables the noise filter for input capture and external > trigger > > > > operation > > > > > > > > This patch adds basic pwm support for RZ/G2L GPT driver by > > > > creating separate logical channels for each IOs. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > --- /dev/null > > > > +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-rzg2l-gpt.c > > > > + if (rzg2l_gpt_read(rzg2l_gpt, RZG2L_GTCR) & RZG2L_GTCR_CST) > > > > + rzg2l_gpt->pwm_enabled_by_bootloader = true; > > > > + else > > > > + devm_clk_put(&pdev->dev, rzg2l_gpt->clk); > > > > > > So in either case I would expect you to want to hold on to the > clock > > > pointer here and use that in the runtime PM callbacks. > > > > But the api used here is "devm_clk_get_enabled". > > This will enable the clocks and holds the reference (for pwm enabled > > by bootloader case) as it avoids turning "off" > > the clock during later part of the boot process (it prevents clock > off > > by clk_disable_unused()) > > The clock will still be stopped if the driver is unloaded, or if the > device is unbound manually, right? Or am I missing something? Yes, it is turned off during unloading. root@smarc-rzg2l:~# devmem2 0x11010540 /dev/mem opened. Memory mapped at address 0xffff81d93000. Read at address 0x11010540 (0xffff81d93540): 0x00000001 root@smarc-rzg2l:~# lsmod Module Size Used by rzg2l_mtu3_cnt 16384 0 counter 28672 1 rzg2l_mtu3_cnt crct10dif_ce 20480 1 snd_soc_simple_card 20480 0 snd_soc_simple_card_utils 24576 1 snd_soc_simple_card panfrost 69632 0 drm_shmem_helper 28672 1 panfrost renesas_usbhs 65536 0 gpu_sched 40960 1 panfrost drm 561152 4 gpu_sched,drm_shmem_helper,panfrost rcar_canfd 36864 0 renesas_rpc_if 20480 0 snd_soc_wm8978 45056 1 snd_soc_rz_ssi 24576 1 rzg2l_adc 24576 0 can_dev 40960 1 rcar_canfd rzg2l_poeg 20480 0 rzg2l_mtu3 16384 1 rzg2l_mtu3_cnt pwm_rzg2l_gpt 16384 1 rzg2l_poeg ipv6 458752 18 root@smarc-rzg2l:~# rmmod rzg2l_poeg root@smarc-rzg2l:~# rmmod pwm_rzg2l_gpt root@smarc-rzg2l:~# devmem2 0x11010540 /dev/mem opened. Memory mapped at address 0xffffa6e6d000. Read at address 0x11010540 (0xffffa6e6d540): 0x00000000 Cheers, Biju