[PATCH v3 29/65] clk: socfpga: gate: Add a determine_rate hook

[Maxime Ripard]

Hi Dinh,

On Tue, May 09, 2023 at 12:37:39PM -0500, Dinh Nguyen wrote:
> Hi Maxime,
> 
> On 5/4/23 12:04, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > Hi Dinh,
> > 
> > On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 02:09:48PM -0500, Dinh Nguyen wrote:
> > > Hi Maxime,
> > > 
> > > On 4/25/23 09:48, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > > > Hi Dinh,
> > > > 
> > > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 01:32:28PM -0500, Dinh Nguyen wrote:
> > > > > On 4/4/23 05:11, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > > > > > The SoCFGPA gate clock implements a mux with a set_parent hook, but
> > > > > > doesn't provide a determine_rate implementation.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > This is a bit odd, since set_parent() is there to, as its name implies,
> > > > > > change the parent of a clock. However, the most likely candidate to
> > > > > > trigger that parent change is a call to clk_set_rate(), with
> > > > > > determine_rate() figuring out which parent is the best suited for a
> > > > > > given rate.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The other trigger would be a call to clk_set_parent(), but it's far less
> > > > > > used, and it doesn't look like there's any obvious user for that clock.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > So, the set_parent hook is effectively unused, possibly because of an
> > > > > > oversight. However, it could also be an explicit decision by the
> > > > > > original author to avoid any reparenting but through an explicit call to
> > > > > > clk_set_parent().
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The latter case would be equivalent to setting the flag
> > > > > > CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT, together with setting our determine_rate hook
> > > > > > to __clk_mux_determine_rate(). Indeed, if no determine_rate
> > > > > > implementation is provided, clk_round_rate() (through
> > > > > > clk_core_round_rate_nolock()) will call itself on the parent if
> > > > > > CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT is set, and will not change the clock rate
> > > > > > otherwise. __clk_mux_determine_rate() has the exact same behavior when
> > > > > > CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT is set.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > And if it was an oversight, then we are at least explicit about our
> > > > > > behavior now and it can be further refined down the line.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime at cerno.tech>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >     drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.c | 3 ++-
> > > > > >     1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.c b/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.c
> > > > > > index 32ccda960f28..cbba8462a09e 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.c
> > > > > > @@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static unsigned long socfpga_clk_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hwclk,
> > > > > >     static struct clk_ops gateclk_ops = {
> > > > > >     	.recalc_rate = socfpga_clk_recalc_rate,
> > > > > > +	.determine_rate = __clk_mux_determine_rate,
> > > > > >     	.get_parent = socfpga_clk_get_parent,
> > > > > >     	.set_parent = socfpga_clk_set_parent,
> > > > > >     };
> > > > > > @@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ void __init socfpga_gate_init(struct device_node *node)
> > > > > >     	init.name = clk_name;
> > > > > >     	init.ops = ops;
> > > > > > -	init.flags = 0;
> > > > > > +	init.flags = CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT;
> > > > > >     	init.num_parents = of_clk_parent_fill(node, parent_name, SOCFPGA_MAX_PARENTS);
> > > > > >     	if (init.num_parents < 2) {
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > This patch broke SoCFPGA boot serial port. The characters are mangled.
> > > > 
> > > > Do you have any other access to that board? If so, could you dump
> > > > clk_summary in debugfs with and without that patch?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > That dump from the clk_summary are identical for both cases.
> > 
> > Thanks for testing
> > 
> > I'm a bit confused, there should be no difference in behaviour, and if
> > there was any difference I would expect the clock tree to be somewhat
> > different.
> > 
> > Could you still paste the clk_summary (and dmesg) output? Which UART
> > driver is being used?
> > 
> > Also, is there a way for me to test it somehow?
> > 
> 
> Apologies, but there is a diff with/without this patch:
> 
> With patch:
> <           l4_sp_clk                   3        3        0   100000000
> 0     0  50000         ?
> ---
> Without patch:
> >           l4_sp_clk                   4        4        0   100000000
> 0     0  50000         ?
> 
> The enable/prepare count is 4 instead of 3 in the case of a working UART.
> The debug uart is using the lp_sp_clk.

This is pretty weird, the enable count shouldn't change, really, we're
only changing something in the rate rounding path... Is it using the
snps,dw-apb-uart driver?

Nothing shows up in dmesg?

> The Cyclone5 devkits are pretty cheap if you want to get one.

Are you talking about the DE10-Nano? It seems out of stock everywhere in
Europe :/

Thanks!
Maxime
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