Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] clk: meson: g12a: mark fclk_div3 as critical

From: Jerome Brunet
Date: Wed Mar 27 2019 - 06:51:50 EST


On Wed, 2019-03-27 at 11:33 +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> On Amlogic Meson G12b platform, the fclk_div3 seems to be necessary for
> the system to operate correctly.
>
> Disabling it cause the entire system to freeze, including peripherals.
>
> This patch patch marks this clock as critical, fixing boot on G12b platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/clk/meson/g12a.c | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/g12a.c b/drivers/clk/meson/g12a.c
> index 03b4c78f558f..d62ebcd2162d 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/meson/g12a.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/meson/g12a.c
> @@ -1062,6 +1062,16 @@ static struct clk_fixed_factor g12a_fclk_div3_div = {
> .ops = &clk_fixed_factor_ops,
> .parent_names = (const char *[]){ "fixed_pll" },
> .num_parents = 1,
> + /*
> + * This clock is used by the resident firmware and is required
> + * by the platform to operate correctly.
> + * Until the following condition are met, we need this clock to
> + * be marked as critical:
> + * a) Mark the clock used by a firmware resource, if possible
> + * b) CCF has a clock hand-off mechanism to make the sure the
> + * clock stays on until the proper driver comes along
> + */
> + .flags = CLK_IS_CRITICAL,

The gate should be critical then, not the fixed_divider clock.
the fdiv3 gate is a child of this clock, so fdiv3 should still be able to gate
with this


> },
> };
>
>

Could you CC me of the whole series next time, I prefer getting the all
context.