Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] clk: si5351: allow PLLs to be adjusted without reset

From: Stephen Boyd
Date: Mon Dec 18 2023 - 01:33:00 EST


Quoting Alvin Šipraga (2023-11-24 05:17:44)
> From: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Introduce a new PLL reset mode flag which controls whether or not to
> reset a PLL after adjusting its rate. The mode can be configured through
> platform data or device tree.
>
> Since commit 6dc669a22c77 ("clk: si5351: Add PLL soft reset"), the
> driver unconditionally resets a PLL whenever its rate is adjusted.
> The rationale was that a PLL reset was required to get three outputs
> working at the same time. Before this change, the driver never reset the
> PLLs.
>
> Commit b26ff127c52c ("clk: si5351: Apply PLL soft reset before enabling
> the outputs") subsequently introduced an option to reset the PLL when
> enabling a clock output that sourced it. Here, the rationale was that
> this is required to get a deterministic phase relationship between
> multiple output clocks.
>
> This clearly shows that it is useful to reset the PLLs in applications
> where multiple clock outputs are used. However, the Si5351 also allows
> for glitch-free rate adjustment of its PLLs if one avoids resetting the
> PLL. In our audio application where a single Si5351 clock output is used
> to supply a runtime adjustable bit clock, this unconditional PLL reset
> behaviour introduces unwanted glitches in the clock output.
>
> It would appear that the problem being solved in the former commit
> may be solved by using the optional device tree property introduced in
> the latter commit, obviating the need for an unconditional PLL reset
> after rate adjustment. But it's not OK to break the default behaviour of
> the driver, and it cannot be assumed that all device trees are using the
> property introduced in the latter commit. Hence, the new behaviour is
> made opt-in.
>
> Cc: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rabeeh Khoury <rabeeh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jacob Siverskog <jacob@teenage.engineering>
> Cc: Sergej Sawazki <sergej@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@xxxxxxxxx>
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