Message ID | 1573993519-14308-1-git-send-email-aisheng.dong@nxp.com (mailing list archive) |
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Series | clk: imx8: add new clock binding for better pm support | expand |
On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 08:25:08PM +0800, Dong Aisheng wrote: > This is a follow up of this patch series. > https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10924029/ > [V2,0/2] clk: imx: scu: add parsing clocks from device tree support > > This patch series is a preparation for the MX8 Architecture improvement. > As for IMX SCU based platforms like MX8QM and MX8QXP, they are comprised > of a couple of SS(Subsystems) while most of them within the same SS > can be shared. e.g. Clocks, Devices and etc. > > However, current clock binding is using SW IDs for device tree to use > which can cause troubles in writing the common <soc>-ss-xx.dtsi file for > different SoCs. > > This patch series aims to introduce a new binding which is more close to > hardware and platform independent and can makes us write a more general > drivers for different SCU based SoCs. > > Another important thing is that on MX8, each Clock resource is associated > with a power domain. So we have to attach that clock device to the power > domain in order to make it work properly. Further more, the clock state > will be lost when its power domain is completely off during suspend/resume, > so we also introduce the clock state save&restore mechanism. > > ChangeLog: > v4->v5: > * Address all comments from Stephen Hi Stephen, Are you fine with this version? Shawn
Hi Stephen, Could you take a look at this? Regards Aisheng > From: Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:05 PM > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 08:25:08PM +0800, Dong Aisheng wrote: > > This is a follow up of this patch series. > > [V2,0/2] clk: imx: scu: add parsing clocks from device tree support > > > > This patch series is a preparation for the MX8 Architecture improvement. > > As for IMX SCU based platforms like MX8QM and MX8QXP, they are > > comprised of a couple of SS(Subsystems) while most of them within the > > same SS can be shared. e.g. Clocks, Devices and etc. > > > > However, current clock binding is using SW IDs for device tree to use > > which can cause troubles in writing the common <soc>-ss-xx.dtsi file > > for different SoCs. > > > > This patch series aims to introduce a new binding which is more close > > to hardware and platform independent and can makes us write a more > > general drivers for different SCU based SoCs. > > > > Another important thing is that on MX8, each Clock resource is > > associated with a power domain. So we have to attach that clock device > > to the power domain in order to make it work properly. Further more, > > the clock state will be lost when its power domain is completely off > > during suspend/resume, so we also introduce the clock state save&restore > mechanism. > > > > ChangeLog: > > v4->v5: > > * Address all comments from Stephen > > Hi Stephen, > > Are you fine with this version? > > Shawn
Gently ping.. > From: Aisheng Dong <aisheng.dong@nxp.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 4:26 PM > > Hi Stephen, > > Could you take a look at this? > > Regards > Aisheng > > > From: Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:05 PM > > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 08:25:08PM +0800, Dong Aisheng wrote: > > > This is a follow up of this patch series. > > > [V2,0/2] clk: imx: scu: add parsing clocks from device tree support > > > > > > This patch series is a preparation for the MX8 Architecture improvement. > > > As for IMX SCU based platforms like MX8QM and MX8QXP, they are > > > comprised of a couple of SS(Subsystems) while most of them within > > > the same SS can be shared. e.g. Clocks, Devices and etc. > > > > > > However, current clock binding is using SW IDs for device tree to > > > use which can cause troubles in writing the common <soc>-ss-xx.dtsi > > > file for different SoCs. > > > > > > This patch series aims to introduce a new binding which is more > > > close to hardware and platform independent and can makes us write a > > > more general drivers for different SCU based SoCs. > > > > > > Another important thing is that on MX8, each Clock resource is > > > associated with a power domain. So we have to attach that clock > > > device to the power domain in order to make it work properly. > > > Further more, the clock state will be lost when its power domain is > > > completely off during suspend/resume, so we also introduce the clock > > > state save&restore > > mechanism. > > > > > > ChangeLog: > > > v4->v5: > > > * Address all comments from Stephen > > > > Hi Stephen, > > > > Are you fine with this version? > > > > Shawn
On 21/01/20, Aisheng Dong wrote:
> Gently ping..
Hello,
what is the current status of this patch set?
I'am running this patches since november on my im8qm board and it works
very well for me. So I'am interessted to get this into mainline.
I there something to improve? or to test?
Best Regards,
Oliver