Re: [PATCH v12 3/3] dt-bindings: mfd: Document Renesas R-Car Gen3 RPC-IF MFD bindings

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Mason,

On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 9:24 AM <masonccyang@mxic.com.tw> wrote:
> > >>>   - clocks: should contain 1 entries for the module's clock
> > >>>   - clock-names: should contain "rpc"
> > >>
> > >>    I suspect we'd need the RPC/RPCD2 clocks mentioned as well (not
> sure
> > > yet)...
> > >
> > > Need it ?
> >
> >    You seem to call clk_get_rate() on the module clock, I doubt that's
> > correct topologically...
>
> I think it's correct but just like Geert mentioned that there is no any
> patch
> in drivers/clk/renesas/r8a77995-cpg-mssr.c adding RPC-related clocks.
>
>
> I patched dt-bindings/clock/r8a77995-cpg-mssr.h for some simple testing
>
> -#define R8A77995_CLK_RPC               29
> -#define R8A77995_CLK_RPCD2             30
> +#define R8A77995_CLK_RPC               31
> +#define R8A77995_CLK_RPCD2             32

That change doesn't make sense to me...

> by clk_prepare_enable() & clk_disable_unprepare() with CPG_MOD 917
> on D3 draak board, it is working fine.

... and is not sufficient to allow the above two calls.

Besides, making explicit clk_prepare_enable() calls bypasses Runtime PM
and the automatic disabling of unused clocks, thus hiding bugs related to
Runtime PM.  Which is probably why your driver doesn't work for Sergei...


Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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