[PATCH V2 2/2] clk: imx8m: check mcore_booted before register clk

[Peng Fan]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] clk: imx8m: check mcore_booted before register
> clk
> 
> Quoting Peng Fan (OSS) (2022-02-28 04:41:12)
> > From: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> >
> > If mcore_booted is true, ignore the clk root gate registration and
> > this will simplify AMP clock management and avoid system hang
> > unexpectly especially Linux shutdown clk used by mcore.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> > ---
> >
> > V2:
> >  None
> >
> >  drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
> > b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
> > index 2dfd6149e528..b16c2c0ea9f6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
> > +++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
> > @@ -223,14 +223,19 @@ struct clk_hw
> *__imx8m_clk_hw_composite(const char *name,
> >         div->lock = &imx_ccm_lock;
> >         div->flags = CLK_DIVIDER_ROUND_CLOSEST;
> >
> > -       gate = kzalloc(sizeof(*gate), GFP_KERNEL);
> > -       if (!gate)
> > -               goto fail;
> > -
> > -       gate_hw = &gate->hw;
> > -       gate->reg = reg;
> > -       gate->bit_idx = PCG_CGC_SHIFT;
> > -       gate->lock = &imx_ccm_lock;
> > +       /* skip registering the gate ops if M4 is enabled */
> > +       if (mcore_booted) {
> > +               gate_hw = NULL;
> 
> It could even use the protected-clocks property and then parse it to figure out
> to not register this gate?

Because of hardware design as I replied in patch 1/2, that means we will add
hundreds of clk entry in device tree. I would not do that.

Thanks,
Peng.

> 
> > +       } else {
> > +               gate = kzalloc(sizeof(*gate), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +               if (!gate)
> > +                       goto fail;
> > +
> > +               gate_hw = &gate->hw;
> > +               gate->reg = reg;
> > +               gate->bit_idx = PCG_CGC_SHIFT;
> > +               gate->lock = &imx_ccm_lock;
> > +       }