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SubjectRe: [PATCH 05/13] clk: qcom: apcs-msm8916: get parent clock names from DT
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On 12/18/18 15:35, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 03:37:43PM -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:
>> Quoting Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz (2018-12-17 01:46:22)
>>> Allow accessing the parent clock names required for the driver
>>> operation by using the device tree node.
>>>
>>> This permits extending the driver to other platforms without having to
>>> modify its source code.
>>>
>>> For backwards compatibility leave previous values as default.
>>
>> Why do we need to maintain backwards compatibility? Isn't is required
>> that the nodes have clocks properties?
>>
>
> Hello Stephen,
>
>
> This is the existing DT nodes for msm8916:
>
> a53pll: clock@b016000 {
> compatible = "qcom,msm8916-a53pll";
> reg = <0xb016000 0x40>;
> #clock-cells = <0>;
> };
>
> apcs: mailbox@b011000 {
> compatible = "qcom,msm8916-apcs-kpss-global", "syscon";
> reg = <0xb011000 0x1000>;
> #mbox-cells = <1>;
> clocks = <&a53pll>;
> #clock-cells = <0>;
> };
>
>
> This is the (suggested) DT nodes for qcs404:
>
> apcs_hfpll: clock-controller@0b016000 {
> compatible = "qcom,hfpll";
> reg = <0x0b016000 0x30>;
> #clock-cells = <0>;
> clock-output-names = "apcs_hfpll";
> clocks = <&xo_board>;
> clock-names = "xo";
> };
>
> apcs_glb: mailbox@b011000 {
> compatible = "qcom,qcs404-apcs-apps-global", "syscon";
> reg = <0x0b011000 0x1000>;
> #mbox-cells = <1>;
> clocks = <&gcc GCC_GPLL0_AO_OUT_MAIN>, <&apcs_hfpll>;
> clock-names = "aux", "pll";
> #clock-cells = <0>;
> };
>
> qcs404 specifies two clocks, with an accompanied clock-name for each clock.
>
> msm8916 specifies a single clock, without an accompanied clock-name.
>
> It is possible to append clock-names = "pll" for the existing clock,
> as well as to define the aux clock in the apcs node in the msm8916 DT:
> clocks = <&gcc GPLL0_VOTE>;
> clock-names = "aux";
>
> However, since the DT is treated as an ABI, the existing DT for msm8916 must
> still work, so I don't think that it is possible to ignore having backwards
> compability in the apcs clock driver.


so where are we with this?

do we remove backwards compatibility (see below] for v2 or is the DT
really an ABI and therefore the patch under review is good as is?


diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
index c5348c3..729c117 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@
compatible = "qcom,msm8916-apcs-kpss-global",
"syscon";
reg = <0xb011000 0x1000>;
#mbox-cells = <1>;
- clocks = <&a53pll>;
+ clocks = <&gcc GPLL0_VOTE>, <&a53pll>;
+ clock-names = "aux", "pll";
#clock-cells = <0>;
};


>
>
> Kind regards,
> Niklas
>

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