Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:48:57 +0100 | From | Lukasz Majewski <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 07/11] pwm: imx: Provide atomic PWM support for i.MX PWMv2 |
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Dear Boris, Stefan,
> On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 06:50:31 +0100 > Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski@majess.pl> wrote: > > > Dear Stefan, Boris, > > > > > On 2016-11-23 00:38, Boris Brezillon wrote: > > > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:55:33 -0800 > > > > Stefan Agner <stefan@agner.ch> wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 2016-11-01 00:10, Lukasz Majewski wrote: > > > >> > This commit provides apply() callback implementation for > > > >> > i.MX's PWMv2. > > > >> > > > > >> > Suggested-by: Stefan Agner <stefan@agner.ch> > > > >> > Suggested-by: Boris Brezillon > > > >> > <boris.brezillon@free-electrons.com> Signed-off-by: Lukasz > > > >> > Majewski <l.majewski@majess.pl> Reviewed-by: Boris Brezillon > > > >> > <boris.brezillon@free-electrons.com> --- > > > >> > Changes for v3: > > > >> > - Remove ipg clock enable/disable functions > > > >> > > > > >> > Changes for v2: > > > >> > - None > > > >> > --- > > > >> > drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c | 70 > > > >> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file > > > >> > changed, 70 insertions(+) > > > >> > > > > >> > diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c > > > >> > index ebe9b0c..cd53c05 100644 > > > >> > --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c > > > >> > +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c > > > >> > @@ -159,6 +159,75 @@ static void > > > >> > imx_pwm_wait_fifo_slot(struct pwm_chip *chip, } > > > >> > } > > > >> > > > > >> > +static int imx_pwm_apply_v2(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct > > > >> > pwm_device *pwm, > > > >> > + struct pwm_state *state) > > > >> > +{ > > > >> > + unsigned long period_cycles, duty_cycles, prescale; > > > >> > + struct imx_chip *imx = to_imx_chip(chip); > > > >> > + struct pwm_state cstate; > > > >> > + unsigned long long c; > > > >> > + u32 cr = 0; > > > >> > + int ret; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + pwm_get_state(pwm, &cstate); > > > >> > + > > > >> > > > >> Couldn't we do: > > > >> > > > >> if (cstate.enabled) { ... > > > >> > > > >> > + c = clk_get_rate(imx->clk_per); > > > >> > + c *= state->period; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + do_div(c, 1000000000); > > > >> > + period_cycles = c; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + prescale = period_cycles / 0x10000 + 1; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + period_cycles /= prescale; > > > >> > + c = (unsigned long long)period_cycles * > > > >> > state->duty_cycle; > > > >> > + do_div(c, state->period); > > > >> > + duty_cycles = c; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + /* > > > >> > + * according to imx pwm RM, the real period value > > > >> > should be > > > >> > + * PERIOD value in PWMPR plus 2. > > > >> > + */ > > > >> > + if (period_cycles > 2) > > > >> > + period_cycles -= 2; > > > >> > + else > > > >> > + period_cycles = 0; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + /* Enable the clock if the PWM is being enabled. */ > > > >> > + if (state->enabled && !cstate.enabled) { > > > >> > + ret = clk_prepare_enable(imx->clk_per); > > > >> > + if (ret) > > > >> > + return ret; > > > >> > + } > > > >> > + > > > >> > + /* > > > >> > + * Wait for a free FIFO slot if the PWM is already > > > >> > enabled, and flush > > > >> > + * the FIFO if the PWM was disabled and is about to > > > >> > be enabled. > > > >> > + */ > > > >> > + if (cstate.enabled) > > > >> > + imx_pwm_wait_fifo_slot(chip, pwm); > > > >> > + else if (state->enabled) > > > >> > + imx_pwm_sw_reset(chip); > > > >> > + > > > >> > + writel(duty_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR); > > > >> > + writel(period_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMPR); > > > >> > + > > > >> > + cr |= MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER(prescale) | > > > >> > + MX3_PWMCR_DOZEEN | MX3_PWMCR_WAITEN | > > > >> > + MX3_PWMCR_DBGEN | MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG_HIGH; > > > >> > + > > > >> > + if (state->enabled) > > > >> > + cr |= MX3_PWMCR_EN; > > > >> > > > >> } else if (state->enabled) { > > > >> imx_pwm_sw_reset(chip); > > > >> } > > > >> > > > >> and get rid of the if (state->enabled) in between? This would > > > >> safe us useless recalculation when disabling the > > > >> controller... > > > > > > > > I get your point, but I'm pretty sure your proposal does not do > > > > what you want (remember that cstate is the current state, and > > > > state is the new state to apply). > > > > > > > > Something like that would work better: > > > > > > > > if (state->enabled) { > > > > > > Oops, yes, got that wrong. state->enabled is what I meant. > > > > > > > c = clk_get_rate(imx->clk_per); > > > > c *= state->period; > > > > > > > > do_div(c, 1000000000); > > > > period_cycles = c; > > > > > > > > prescale = period_cycles / 0x10000 + 1; > > > > > > > > period_cycles /= prescale; > > > > c = (unsigned long long)period_cycles * > > > > state->duty_cycle; > > > > do_div(c, state->period); > > > > duty_cycles = c; > > > > > > > > /* > > > > * According to imx pwm RM, the real period > > > > value > > > > * should be PERIOD value in PWMPR plus 2. > > > > */ > > > > if (period_cycles > 2) > > > > period_cycles -= 2; > > > > else > > > > period_cycles = 0; > > > > > > > > /* > > > > * Enable the clock if the PWM is not already > > > > * enabled. > > > > */ > > > > if (!cstate.enabled) { > > > > ret = clk_prepare_enable(imx->clk_per); > > > > if (ret) > > > > return ret; > > > > } > > > > > > > > /* > > > > * Wait for a free FIFO slot if the PWM is > > > > already > > > > * enabled, and flush the FIFO if the PWM was > > > > disabled > > > > * and is about to be enabled. > > > > */ > > > > if (cstate.enabled) > > > > imx_pwm_wait_fifo_slot(chip, pwm); > > > > else > > > > imx_pwm_sw_reset(chip); > > > > > > > > writel(duty_cycles, imx->mmio_base + > > > > MX3_PWMSAR); writel(period_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMPR); > > > > > > > > writel(MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER(prescale) | > > > > MX3_PWMCR_DOZEEN | MX3_PWMCR_WAITEN | > > > > MX3_PWMCR_DBGEN | > > > > MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG_HIGH | MX3_PWMCR_EN, > > > > imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR); > > > > } else { > > > > > > > > writel(0, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR); > > > > > > > > /* Disable the clock if the PWM is currently > > > > enabled. */ if (cstate.enabled) > > > > clk_disable_unprepare(imx->clk_per); > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > This being said, I'm a bit concerned by the way this driver > > > > handles PWM config requests. > > > > It seems that the new config request is queued, and nothing > > > > guarantees > > > > > > Not sure if that is true. The RM says: "A change in the period > > > value due to a write in PWM_PWMPR results in the counter being > > > reset to zero and the start of a new count period." > > > > > > And for PWMSAR: "When a new value is written, the duty cycle > > > changes after the current period is over." > > > > > > So I guess writing the period basically makes sure the next value > > > from PWMSAR will be active immediately... > > > > > > > > > > that it is actually applied when the > > > > pwm_apply/config/enable/disable() functions return. > > > > > > > > > Given that the driver did it like that since quite some time, I am > > > assuming it mostly works in practice. > > > > > > I would rather prefer to do that conversion to atomic PWM API > > > now, and fix that in a second step... > > > > I'm also for fixing one problem in a time. The "PWM ->apply()" set > > of patches now tries to fix all problems in IMX PWM driver. > > > > Could we agree on the scope of this work? I mean what should be > > included to "->apply()" rework and what will be fixed latter? > > I never asked to fix that in this series ;-), I was just pointing the > weird behavior of the existing code. > > Let's focus on the atomic support for now.
So Boris, you don't have any comments to the atomic support patches? :-)
Stefan, do you require to change the ipg stuff in the atomic series or could it be done as a subsequent patch?
If you don't have any more questions, I will prepare next patch iteration according to Stefan comments.
Best regards, Łukasz Majewski
> > > > > Frankly, I think that this patch series comes to the point where it > > is not manageable anymore. > > > > Please also keep in mind that I do have iMX6q system, Stefan has > > imx7 and Sasha has HW with PWMv1 working. > > > > Changing the driver in N different places not related to the > > "->apply()" atomicity support (the ipg clock, FIFO) requires far > > more work and testing. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Łukasz Majewski > > > > > > > > > > > > > This approach has several flaws IMO: > > > > > > > > 1/ I'm not sure this is what the PWM users expect. Getting your > > > > request queued with no guarantees that it is applied can be > > > > weird in some cases (especially when the user changes the PWM > > > > config several times in a short period of time). > > > > 2/ In the disable path, you queue a "stop PWM" request, but > > > > you're not sure that it's actually dequeued before the per clk > > > > is disabled. What happens in that case? And more importantly, > > > > what happens when the PWM is re-enabled to apply a new config? > > > > AFAICS, there might be a short period of time where the > > > > re-enabled PWM is actually running with the old config until we > > > > flush the command queue and queue a new command. > > > > 3/ The queueing approach complicates the whole logic. You have > > > > to flush the FIFO in some cases, or wait for an empty slots if > > > > too many commands are queued. > > > > Forcing imx_pwm_apply_v2() to wait for the config request to > > > > be applied should simplify the whole thing, because you will > > > > always be guaranteed that the FIFO is empty, and that the > > > > current configuration is the last requested one. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Stefan > > >
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