[PATCH v2] clk: si570: Add a driver for SI570 oscillators

[Sören Brinkmann]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 04:18:56PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-09-18 at 16:09 -0700, Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 04:02:41PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2013-09-18 at 15:43 -0700, Soren Brinkmann wrote:
> > > > Add a driver for SILabs 570, 571, 598, 599 programmable oscillators.
> > > > The devices generate low-jitter clock signals and are reprogrammable via
> > > > an I2C interface.
> > > []
> > > > v2:
> > > []
> > > >  - use 10000 as MIN and MAX value in usleep_range
> > > []
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-si570.c b/drivers/clk/clk-si570.c
> > > []
> > > > +static int si570_set_frequency(struct clk_si570 *data, unsigned long frequency)
> > > > +{
> > > []
> > > > +	/* Applying a new frequency can take up to 10ms */
> > > > +	usleep_range(10000, 10000);
> > > 
> > > Generally it's nicer to have an actual range for usleep_range.
> > Well, as I said in the discussion with Guenther. I'm flexible and nobody
> > objected when I said to make both equal. A real range doesn't make sense
> > here though, but I don't know what's common practice for cases like
> > this.
> 
> udelay is normal, but I guess you don't need atomic context.
After checkpatch correcting me a few times I went with what
Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt suggests. But yes, then we have
this situation, that I want to sleep 10ms, but not longer using a
*_range function. I guess it is very application specific whether a
longer delay here is acceptable or not.

>  
> > > Is there a bit you could periodically poll to see
> > > if the new frequency has been set or is stable so
> > > that a 10ms delay isn't always used?
> 
> > Unfortunately not.
> 
> Thanks.  I suppose I should read the datasheets before asking.
> 
> http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/si570.pdf
> (page 12)
> 
> Anyway, perhaps si570_set_frequency_small needs a delay too.'
> 
> The 570 datasheet says it needs a 100uS delay.
You're right. I'll add a delay there as well. The 'rang' question
applies here as well.

	Sören