[PATCH v10 3/5] pwm: sun8i: export the bypass outputs as clocks

James Hilliard james.hilliard1 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 22 22:36:16 PDT 2026


From: Richard Genoud <richard.genoud at bootlin.com>

Expose each H616 PWM channel's hardware bypass as a CCF clock. Consumers
such as the co-packaged AC200/AC300 PHY need a clock rather than PWM duty
or polarity control. Keep the pair source protected for the complete
prepared lifetime, and arbitrate ownership between PWM requests and clock
prepare so both interfaces cannot drive the same output.

drivers/clk/clk-pwm.c advertises a fixed frequency without reading back the
rounded PWM rate. A 42 ns, 21 ns request does select 24 MHz bypass when it
is available. However, with the pair constrained to 100 MHz by its sibling,
the PWM rounding rules select a 40 ns, 20 ns waveform (25 MHz), while a
pwm-clock configured for 24 MHz still reports 24 MHz. The direct provider
instead reports the actual pair rate and makes its shared-rate protection
visible to CCF. Consumers must still check the rate they receive.

Use CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED to preserve unclaimed firmware bypass outputs, just
as the PWM path preserves inherited waveforms. Normal consumer disable
still turns the output off and releases its shared gate reference.

Signed-off-by: Richard Genoud <richard.genoud at bootlin.com>
Co-developed-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1 at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1 at gmail.com>
---
 drivers/pwm/Kconfig     |   3 +-
 drivers/pwm/pwm-sun8i.c | 180 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
index d87d166e7836..d3c35a11859f 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
@@ -754,7 +754,8 @@ config PWM_SUN8I
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM && COMMON_CLK
 	help
 	  PWM framework driver for Allwinner controllers whose channels share
-	  paired source clocks.
+	  paired source clocks. In addition to PWM operation, each channel's
+	  hardware bypass path can be exported as a clock output.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called pwm-sun8i.
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun8i.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun8i.c
index 7e6c39815c18..2a687ecb6adc 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun8i.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sun8i.c
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
  * The bypass in PWM mode is used to achieve a 1/2 relative duty cycle with the
  * fastest clock.
  *
+ * SUN8I_PWM_clock_x/y serve for the PWM purpose.
+ * SUN8I_PWM_bypass_clock_x/y serve for the clock-provider purpose.
+ *
  */
 
 /* /div_m is a power-of-two divider limited to /256. */
@@ -129,6 +132,12 @@ static const struct clk_div_table sun8i_pwm_div_m_table[] = {
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };
 
+enum sun8i_pwm_mode {
+	SUN8I_PWM_MODE_NONE,
+	SUN8I_PWM_MODE_PWM,
+	SUN8I_PWM_MODE_CLK,
+};
+
 struct sun8i_pwm_chip;
 
 struct sun8i_pwm_pair {
@@ -142,8 +151,12 @@ struct sun8i_pwm_pair {
 };
 
 struct sun8i_pwm_channel {
+	struct clk_hw bypass_hw;
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *chip;
+	unsigned int index;
 	/* Separate CCF consumer, held only from PWM request to free. */
 	struct clk *pair_clk;
+	enum sun8i_pwm_mode mode;
 	u64 pending_period_ns;
 	bool rate_exclusive;
 };
@@ -153,7 +166,7 @@ struct sun8i_pwm_chip {
 	struct sun8i_pwm_channel channels[SUN8I_PWM_NPWM];
 	struct clk *bus_clk;
 	void __iomem *base;
-	/* Protects shared registers and rate_exclusive. */
+	/* Protects shared registers, channel ownership and rate_exclusive. */
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
@@ -317,6 +330,101 @@ static int sun8i_pwm_pair_rate_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return active ? NOTIFY_BAD : NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+static inline struct sun8i_pwm_channel *
+sun8i_pwm_channel_from_hw(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	return container_of(hw, struct sun8i_pwm_channel, bypass_hw);
+}
+
+static int sun8i_pwm_bypass_prepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = sun8i_pwm_channel_from_hw(hw);
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip = chan->chip;
+
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sun8i_chip->lock);
+	if (chan->mode != SUN8I_PWM_MODE_NONE)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	chan->mode = SUN8I_PWM_MODE_CLK;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void sun8i_pwm_bypass_unprepare(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = sun8i_pwm_channel_from_hw(hw);
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip = chan->chip;
+
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sun8i_chip->lock);
+	if (chan->mode != SUN8I_PWM_MODE_CLK)
+		return;
+
+	chan->mode = SUN8I_PWM_MODE_NONE;
+}
+
+static int sun8i_pwm_bypass_enable(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = sun8i_pwm_channel_from_hw(hw);
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip = chan->chip;
+	unsigned int pair = SUN8I_PWM_PAIR_IDX(chan->index);
+	u32 pccr, per;
+
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sun8i_chip->lock);
+	if (chan->mode != SUN8I_PWM_MODE_CLK)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	pccr = sun8i_pwm_readl(sun8i_chip, SUN8I_PWM_PCCR(pair));
+	per = sun8i_pwm_readl(sun8i_chip, SUN8I_PWM_PER);
+	if (!(pccr & BIT(SUN8I_PWM_PCCR_BYPASS_BIT(chan->index))) ||
+	    !(per & SUN8I_PWM_ENABLE(chan->index))) {
+		sun8i_pwm_set_enabled_locked(sun8i_chip, chan->index, false);
+		sun8i_pwm_set_bypass_locked(sun8i_chip, chan->index, true);
+		sun8i_pwm_set_enabled_locked(sun8i_chip, chan->index, true);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void sun8i_pwm_bypass_disable(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = sun8i_pwm_channel_from_hw(hw);
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip = chan->chip;
+
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sun8i_chip->lock);
+	if (chan->mode != SUN8I_PWM_MODE_CLK)
+		return;
+
+	sun8i_pwm_set_enabled_locked(sun8i_chip, chan->index, false);
+	sun8i_pwm_set_bypass_locked(sun8i_chip, chan->index, false);
+}
+
+static int sun8i_pwm_bypass_is_enabled(struct clk_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = sun8i_pwm_channel_from_hw(hw);
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip = chan->chip;
+	unsigned int pair = SUN8I_PWM_PAIR_IDX(chan->index);
+	bool enabled;
+	u32 val;
+
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sun8i_chip->lock);
+
+	val = sun8i_pwm_readl(sun8i_chip, SUN8I_PWM_PCCR(pair));
+	enabled = (val & SUN8I_PWM_PCCR_GATE) &&
+		  (val & BIT(SUN8I_PWM_PCCR_BYPASS_BIT(chan->index)));
+
+	val = sun8i_pwm_readl(sun8i_chip, SUN8I_PWM_PER);
+	enabled = enabled && (val & SUN8I_PWM_ENABLE(chan->index));
+
+	return enabled;
+}
+
+static const struct clk_ops sun8i_pwm_bypass_ops = {
+	.prepare = sun8i_pwm_bypass_prepare,
+	.unprepare = sun8i_pwm_bypass_unprepare,
+	.enable = sun8i_pwm_bypass_enable,
+	.disable = sun8i_pwm_bypass_disable,
+	.is_enabled = sun8i_pwm_bypass_is_enabled,
+};
+
 static void sun8i_pwm_put_rate(struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip,
 			       unsigned int idx)
 {
@@ -342,8 +450,12 @@ static int sun8i_pwm_request(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	int ret;
 
 	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &sun8i_chip->lock) {
+		if (chan->mode != SUN8I_PWM_MODE_NONE)
+			return -EBUSY;
+
 		was_enabled =
 			sun8i_pwm_channel_is_enabled_locked(sun8i_chip, idx);
+		chan->mode = SUN8I_PWM_MODE_PWM;
 	}
 
 	chan->pair_clk = clk_hw_get_clk(parent, NULL);
@@ -372,6 +484,8 @@ static int sun8i_pwm_request(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	clk_put(chan->pair_clk);
 err_clear_clock:
 	chan->pair_clk = NULL;
+	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &sun8i_chip->lock)
+		chan->mode = SUN8I_PWM_MODE_NONE;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -382,6 +496,9 @@ static void sun8i_pwm_free(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = &sun8i_chip->channels[pwm->hwpwm];
 
 	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &sun8i_chip->lock) {
+		if (chan->mode != SUN8I_PWM_MODE_PWM)
+			return;
+
 		sun8i_pwm_set_enabled_locked(sun8i_chip, pwm->hwpwm, false);
 		sun8i_pwm_set_bypass_locked(sun8i_chip, pwm->hwpwm, false);
 	}
@@ -390,6 +507,9 @@ static void sun8i_pwm_free(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	clk_disable_unprepare(chan->pair_clk);
 	clk_put(chan->pair_clk);
 	chan->pair_clk = NULL;
+
+	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &sun8i_chip->lock)
+		chan->mode = SUN8I_PWM_MODE_NONE;
 }
 
 static int sun8i_pwm_read_waveform(struct pwm_chip *chip,
@@ -510,7 +630,8 @@ sun8i_pwm_pair_rate_constrained(struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip,
 	unsigned int sibling = idx ^ 1;
 
 	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sun8i_chip->lock);
-	return sun8i_chip->channels[sibling].rate_exclusive ||
+	return sun8i_chip->channels[sibling].mode == SUN8I_PWM_MODE_CLK ||
+	       sun8i_chip->channels[sibling].rate_exclusive ||
 	       sun8i_pwm_channel_is_enabled_locked(sun8i_chip, sibling);
 }
 
@@ -984,6 +1105,42 @@ static int sun8i_pwm_register_pair_clocks(struct device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Register the bypass clock for each channel. */
+static int sun8i_pwm_register_bypass_clocks(struct device *dev,
+					    struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip)
+{
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < SUN8I_PWM_NPWM; i++) {
+		struct sun8i_pwm_channel *chan = &sun8i_chip->channels[i];
+		struct clk_hw *parent = sun8i_chip->pairs[SUN8I_PWM_PAIR_IDX(i)].hw;
+		const char *name;
+		int ret;
+
+		name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s#pwm-bypass%u",
+				      dev_name(dev), i);
+		if (!name)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		chan->chip = sun8i_chip;
+		chan->index = i;
+		/*
+		 * Protect the shared rate while prepared. Preserve unclaimed
+		 * firmware outputs through CCF's unused-clock cleanup, as for
+		 * PWM waveforms; only a consumer may turn them off.
+		 */
+		chan->bypass_hw.init =
+			CLK_HW_INIT_HW(name, parent, &sun8i_pwm_bypass_ops,
+				       CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_SET_RATE_GATE |
+				       CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED);
+
+		ret = devm_clk_hw_register(dev, &chan->bypass_hw);
+		if (ret)
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
+					     "Failed to register bypass clock %u\n", i);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * A disabled pair gate makes any set PER bits ineffective. Clear those stale
  * enables before a clock consumer can turn the shared gate on and expose an
@@ -1012,6 +1169,17 @@ sun8i_pwm_sanitize_disabled_pairs(struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip)
 	sun8i_pwm_writel(sun8i_chip, per, SUN8I_PWM_PER);
 }
 
+static struct clk_hw *sun8i_pwm_get_clk_hw(struct of_phandle_args *clkspec,
+					   void *data)
+{
+	struct sun8i_pwm_chip *sun8i_chip = data;
+
+	if (clkspec->args_count != 1 || clkspec->args[0] >= SUN8I_PWM_NPWM)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	return &sun8i_chip->channels[clkspec->args[0]].bypass_hw;
+}
+
 static int sun8i_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -1050,6 +1218,14 @@ static int sun8i_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = sun8i_pwm_register_bypass_clocks(dev, sun8i_chip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = devm_of_clk_add_hw_provider(dev, sun8i_pwm_get_clk_hw, sun8i_chip);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to add HW clock provider\n");
+
 	ret = devm_pwmchip_add(dev, chip);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to add PWM chip\n");

-- 
2.53.0




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