[PATCH v4 5/5] clk: scmi: Support Spread Spectrum for NXP i.MX95

Sebin Francis sebin.francis at ti.com
Wed Sep 24 02:25:26 PDT 2025


Hi Peng,

On 23/09/25 17:27, Peng Fan wrote:
> Hi Sebin,
> 
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] clk: scmi: Support Spread Spectrum for
>> NXP i.MX95
>>
>>> --- a/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
>>> +++ b/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
>>> @@ -80,9 +80,14 @@ enum scmi_clock_oem_config {
>>>        SCMI_CLOCK_CFG_DUTY_CYCLE = 0x1,
>>>        SCMI_CLOCK_CFG_PHASE,
>>>        SCMI_CLOCK_CFG_OEM_START = 0x80,
>>> +     SCMI_CLOCK_CFG_IMX_SSC = 0x80,
>>
>> TI is also planning to implement the same in our upcoming platform. so
>> can we use a generic ID instead of vender specfic message ID?
> 
> I tried to push to new generic ID [1] in half a year ago, but in the end ARM
> decided not to add generic ID for spread spectrum support.
> 
> To i.MX, it is too late to use a generic ID and waiting spec, i.MX firmware
> has been public for quite some time and passed several external releases.
> So I need to use what our firmware adds and spec allows: vendor
> extension.

Thanks for the quick response,
Since this implementation is specific to i.MX, can you move this to a 
vendor specific file, so that it will not break i.MX's firmware and TI 
can implement SSC in TI specific file.

> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/arm-scmi/Z8iKErarE0lHWxEy@pluto/
> 
> Regards,
> Peng.

Thanks
Sebin



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