Re: [PATCH 08/12] soc: xilinx: vcu: implement clock provider for output clocks

[Michael Tretter <m.tretter@pengutronix.de>]

On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:09:50 -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Michael Tretter (2020-12-15 03:38:09)
> > On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:55:34 -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > > Quoting Michael Tretter (2020-11-15 23:55:28)
> > > > +                          CLK_DIVIDER_ROUND_CLOSEST;
> > > > +       struct clk_hw *mux = NULL;
> > > > +       struct clk_hw *divider = NULL;
> > > > +       struct clk_hw *gate = NULL;
> > > > +       char *name_mux;
> > > > +       char *name_div;
> > > > +       int err;
> > > > +
> > > > +       name_mux = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s", name, "_mux");
> > > > +       if (!name_mux) {
> > > > +               err = -ENOMEM;
> > > > +               goto err;
> > > > +       }
> > > > +       mux = clk_hw_register_mux(dev, name_mux, parent_names, num_parents,
> > > > +                                 flags, reg, 0, 1, 0, lock);
> > > > +       if (IS_ERR(mux)) {
> > > > +               err = PTR_ERR(divider);
> > > > +               goto err;
> > > > +       }
> > > > +       clk_hw_set_parent(mux, parent_default);
> > > 
> > > Can this be done from assigned-clock-parents binding?
> > 
> > Could be done, if the driver provides at least the PLL and the mux in addition
> > to the actual output clocks. Otherwise, it is not possible to reference the
> > PLL post divider and the mux from the device tree. I wanted to avoid to expose
> > the complexity to the device tree. Would you prefer, if all clocks are
> > provided instead of only the output clocks?
> 
> It is fine to do this in software too so not a big deal and no need to
> expose it from the device.
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > +
> > > > +static int xvcu_register_clock_provider(struct xvcu_device *xvcu)
> > > > +{
> > > > +       struct device *dev = xvcu->dev;
> > > > +       const char *parent_names[2];
> > > > +       struct clk_hw *parent_default;
> > > > +       struct clk_hw_onecell_data *data;
> > > > +       struct clk_hw **hws;
> > > > +       void __iomem *reg_base = xvcu->vcu_slcr_ba;
> > > > +
> > > > +       data = devm_kzalloc(dev, struct_size(data, hws, CLK_XVCU_NUM_CLOCKS), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > +       if (!data)
> > > > +               return -ENOMEM;
> > > > +       data->num = CLK_XVCU_NUM_CLOCKS;
> > > > +       hws = data->hws;
> > > > +
> > > > +       xvcu->clk_data = data;
> > > > +
> > > > +       parent_default = xvcu->pll;
> > > > +       parent_names[0] = "dummy";
> > > 
> > > What is "dummy"?
> > 
> > According to the register reference [0], the output clocks can be driven by an
> > external clock instead of the PLL, but the VCU Product Guide [1] does not
> > mention any ports for actually driving the clock. From my understanding of the
> > IP core, this is a clock mux which has a not-connected first parent. Maybe
> > someone at Xilinx can clarify, what is happening here.
> > 
> > [0] https://www.xilinx.com/html_docs/registers/ug1087/ug1087-zynq-ultrascale-registers.html
> > [1] https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation-navigation/see-all-versions.html?xlnxproducttypes=IP%20Cores&xlnxipcoresname=v-vcu
> > 
> > What would be a better way to handle this?
> > 
> > > 
> > > > +       parent_names[1] = clk_hw_get_name(parent_default);
> > > 
> > > Can we use the new way of specifying clk parents from DT or by using
> > > direct pointers instead of using string names? The idea is to get rid of
> > > clk_hw_get_name() eventually.
> > 
> > It should be possible to use the direct pointers, but this really depends on
> > how the "dummy" clock is handled.
> > 
> 
> I think if clk_parent_data is used then we can have the binding list the
> external clk as a 'clocks' property and then if it's not present in DT
> we will know that it can't ever be a parent. So it hopefully "just
> works" if clk_parent_data is used.

Thanks. It actually just works. I will send v2.

Michael