[PATCH v6 1/5] clk: Add a basic multiplier clock

Michael Turquette mturquette at baylibre.com
Wed Oct 21 08:53:12 PDT 2015


Quoting Maxime Ripard (2015-10-21 07:53:35)
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 09:29:39AM -0700, Michael Turquette wrote:
> > Quoting Maxime Ripard (2015-10-20 07:40:47)
> > > Hi Mike,
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 06:43:43AM -0700, Michael Turquette wrote:
> > > > Hi Maxime,
> > > > 
> > > > Quoting Maxime Ripard (2015-10-20 00:36:45)
> > > > > +struct clk *clk_register_multiplier(struct device *dev, const char *name,
> > > > > +                                   const char *parent_name,
> > > > > +                                   unsigned long flags,
> > > > > +                                   void __iomem *reg, u8 shift, u8 width,
> > > > > +                                   u8 clk_mult_flags, spinlock_t *lock)
> > > > > +{
> > > > 
> > > > Patch looks good in general. However this is a good opportunity to stop
> > > > the madness around the registration functions in these basic clock
> > > > types.
> > > > 
> > > > clk_register is really all that we need since we've had struct
> > > > clk_init_data for a while. Initializing a multiplier should be as simple
> > > > as:
> > > > 
> > > >       struct clk_multiplier clk_foo = {
> > > >               .hw.init = &(struct clk_init_data){
> > > >                       .name = "foo",
> > > >                       .parent_names = (const char *[]){
> > > >                               "bar",
> > > >                       },
> > > >                       .num_parents = 1;
> > > >                       .ops = &clk_multiplier_ops,
> > > >               },
> > > >               .reg = 0xd34db33f,
> > > >               .shift = 1,
> > > >               .width = 2,
> > > >       };
> > > > 
> > > >       clk_register(dev, &clk_foo.hw);
> > > > 
> > > > This is nice since it turns these basic clocks into even more of a
> > > > library and less of a poor mans driver.
> > > > 
> > > > (I really hope the above works. I did not test it)
> > > > 
> > > > Is it possible you can convert to using this method, and if it is
> > > > correct for you then just remove clk_multiplier_register altogether? (In
> > > > fact you might not use the registration function at all since you use
> > > > the composite clock...)
> > > 
> > > This chunk of code has been here since v2, which has been first posted
> > > in May, two and half kernel releases ago.
> > > 
> > > In the meantime, we had a full-blown DMA driver and a quite unusual
> > > ASoC driver merged. For some reason, this is the only piece of the
> > > audio support that is missing for us, while at the same time it's the
> > > most trivial.
> > > 
> > > If that's the only issue you have with this patch, I'm fine with
> > > sending a subsequent patch this week. But I'd be really unhappy with
> > > sending yet another version for a single change, while you had 5
> > > monthes to review it, and we discussed it several times on IRC and
> > > face to face.
> > 
> > The change can go in later. It's not a prerequisite. I had a feeling
> > you'd be grumpy about me asking but I thought I'd try anyways. I won't
> > even ask if you got sign-off from Jim on whether this works for his
> > platforms ;-)
> 
> I asked several times, he never replied... :/
> 
> > The copy/paste nature of these basic clock types really sucks and it is
> > one of many reasons that I am hesitant to accept them and slow to merge
> > them...
> 
> I guess we cover all cases now? So it shouldn't grow that much.
> 
> > Anyways it seems that you are not using the registration function at all
> > so I might just follow up with a patch to remove it.
> > 
> > I can pick these 5 patches directly, or do you plan to send a PR?
> 
> I have a pull request coming for you with a single patch, I can apply
> them on that branch and send you the PR later today if it's okay?

Sounds good to me.

Regards,
Mike

> 
> Thanks,
> Maxime
> 
> -- 
> Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
> Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
> http://free-electrons.com



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