linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v2] ARM: exynos4: hotplug: Fix CPU idle clock down after CPU off

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:19:10 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
To:	Tomasz Figa <t.figa@...sung.com>
Cc:	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v2] ARM: exynos4: hotplug: Fix CPU idle clock down
 after CPU off




On śro, 2014-07-16 at 12:48 +0200, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
> 
> Please see my comment below.
> 
> On 16.07.2014 10:23, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On Exynos4 USE_DELAYED_RESET_ASSERTION must be set in
> > ARM_COREx_OPTION register during CPU power down. This is the proper way
> > of powering down CPU on Exynos4.
> > 
> > Additionally on Exynos4212 without this the CPU clock down feature won't
> > work after powering down some CPU and the online CPUs will work at full
> > frequency chosen by CPUfreq governor.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > @@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ static inline void cpu_leave_lowpower(void)
> >  	  : "=&r" (v)
> >  	  : "Ir" (CR_C), "Ir" (0x40)
> >  	  : "cc");
> > +
> > +	if (soc_is_exynos4()) {
> > +		unsigned int tmp;
> > +
> > +		tmp = __raw_readl(EXYNOS_ARM_CORE_OPTION(core_id));
> > +		tmp &= ~(S5P_USE_DELAYED_RESET_ASSERTION);
> > +		__raw_writel(tmp, EXYNOS_ARM_CORE_OPTION(core_id));
> > +	}
> 
> This code is executed only if the CPU doesn't manage to power off before
> already receiving a wake-up event. Otherwise the context is lost after
> wfi(), as the core power is being cut down.
> 
> The normal wake-up path goes through platsmp's exynos_boot_secondary()
> and I believe that setting of S5P_USE_DELAYED_RESET_ASSERTION should be
> taken care there as well.

You're right. Thanks for pointing this, I'll fix it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz

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