RE: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module parameter

[Peng Fan]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module
> parameter
> 
> Hello Peng,
> 
> On 04.05.23 11:34, Peng Fan wrote:
>  >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: 2023年5月4日 17:31
> >> To: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>; Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>; Peng
> Fan
> >> (OSS) <peng.fan@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> >> krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Cc: abelvesa@xxxxxxxxxx; mturquette@xxxxxxxxxxxx; sboyd@xxxxxxxxxx;
> >> shawnguo@xxxxxxxxxx; s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> >> festevam@xxxxxxxxx; dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@xxxxxxx>; linux-
> >> clk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> >> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module
> >> parameter
> >>
> >> On 04/05/2023 11:17, Peng Fan wrote:
> >>> + DT maintainers.
> >>>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module
> >>>> parameter
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, May 04, 2023 at 04:55:06PM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> >>>>> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> With the clk names specified in clk_bypassed module parameter,
> >>>>> give user an option to bypass the clk from managing them by Linux
> kernel.
> >>>>
> >>>> As I said on another email, no, please do not add new module
> >>>> parameters for drivers, this is not the 1990s
> >>>
> >>> ok, but this is for boot, so only DT could be considered.
> >>>
> >>> But DT is to describe hardware, here I just wanna give user an
> >>> option to bypass some clocks. Is it ok to add a DT property saying
> >>> "fsl,imx93-bypass-clks = <IMX93_CLK_X>, <IMX93_CLK_Y>" ?
> >>>
> >>
> >> I don't know what it is to "bypass some clocks". This does not look
> >> like parameter for system at all.
> >
> > Currently the linux clk driver registers all the clocks and manage them.
> > But when M33 is running, M33 may not wanna linux to manage some
> clocks
> > M33 is using. So I wanna linux not register those clocks that M33 will
> > use.
> 
> Describe the M33 in the DT, assign it the clocks it depends on and have a
> driver bind to it that just claims the clocks in question to ensure nothing else
> messes with it?

Hmm. When M33 is booted by ROM or U-Boot, just claim the clocks 
may not help, but it may help if parse the m33 clock from clock driver and
enable them.

M33 clocks may vary based on different usecase (: 

Regards,
Peng.

> 
> Cheers,
> Ahmad
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peng.
> >
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Krzysztof
> >
> 
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