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

[Maxime Ripard]

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@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   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?

Maxime

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