[PATCH v3] ARM: ls1021a: add gating clocks to IP blocks.
Li.Xiubo at freescale.com
Li.Xiubo at freescale.com
Thu Sep 25 20:14:26 PDT 2014
> > > As the parent of the clocks registered by this function is "dummy" from
> > > what I see, what is the point of setting flag CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT then?
> > >
> > > > + CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED, reg, shift,
> > >
> > > Why flag CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED?
> > >
> >
> > As the SoC reference manual all the IP blocks will be enabled when powered
> up.
> > But the Linux OS will disable all the IP blocks' clocks as default without
> this.
> >
> > For now, this gate driver will only used for PM support of some IP blocks.
> For the
> > Others needed to be enabled as default.
>
> Ok, got it. I'm fine with the flag then, and we can remove it after all
> those client devices manage their clocks well.
>
Okay.
Thanks,
BRs
Xiubo
> Shawn
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