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Message-id: <56692750.4060905@samsung.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:18:40 +0900
From: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
myungjoo.ham@...sung.com, kgene@...nel.org
Cc: kyungmin.park@...sung.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, pawel.moll@....com,
mark.rutland@....com, ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk,
galak@...eaurora.org, linux@....linux.org.uk,
tjakobi@...h.uni-bielefeld.de, linux.amoon@...il.com,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 14/19] ARM: dts: Add bus nodes using VDD_INT for
Exynos4x12
On 2015년 12월 10일 16:12, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 10.12.2015 16:07, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
>> On 2015년 12월 10일 15:53, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 10.12.2015 15:43, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
>>>> On 2015년 12월 10일 15:32, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>>> On 10.12.2015 15:08, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
>>>>>> On 2015년 12월 10일 14:57, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>>>>> On 09.12.2015 13:08, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
>>>>>>>> This patch adds the bus noes using VDD_INT for Exynos4x12 SoC.
>>>>>>>> Exynos4x12 has the following AXI buses to translate data between
>>>>>>>> DRAM and sub-blocks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Following list specifies the detailed relation between DRAM and sub-blocks:
>>>>>>>> - ACLK100 clock for PERIL/PERIR/MFC(PCLK)
>>>>>>>> - ACLK160 clock for CAM/TV/LCD
>>>>>>>> : The minimum clock of ACLK160 should be over 160MHz.
>>>>>>>> When drop the clock under 160MHz, show the broken image.
>>>>>>>> - ACLK133 clock for FSYS
>>>>>>>> - GDL clock for LEFTBUS
>>>>>>>> - GDR clock for RIGHTBUS
>>>>>>>> - SCLK_MFC clock for MFC
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4x12.dtsi | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>> 1 file changed, 112 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4x12.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4x12.dtsi
>>>>>>>> index 3bcf0939755e..8bc4aee156b5 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4x12.dtsi
>>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4x12.dtsi
>>>>>>>> @@ -354,6 +354,118 @@
>>>>>>>> opp-microvolt = <950000>;
>>>>>>>> };
>>>>>>>> };
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> + bus_leftbus: bus_leftbus {
>>>>>>>> + compatible = "samsung,exynos-bus";
>>>>>>>> + clocks = <&clock CLK_DIV_GDL>;
>>>>>>>> + clock-names = "bus";
>>>>>>>> + operating-points-v2 = <&bus_leftbus_opp_table>;
>>>>>>>> + status = "disabled";
>>>>>>>> + };
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> + bus_rightbus: bus_rightbus {
>>>>>>>> + compatible = "samsung,exynos-bus";
>>>>>>>> + clocks = <&clock CLK_DIV_GDR>;
>>>>>>>> + clock-names = "bus";
>>>>>>>> + operating-points-v2 = <&bus_leftbus_opp_table>;
>>>>>>>> + status = "disabled";
>>>>>>>> + };
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These two nodes are symmetrical. The MFC below and other buses in other
>>>>>>> DTS share opps. How about changing the binding so multiple clocks could
>>>>>>> be specified at once ("bus0", "bus1")? I think there is no need for a
>>>>>>> bus device for each clock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The your commented method is possible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But, I focus on implementing the generic bus frequency driver.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If specific bus device-tree node includes the one more clocks,
>>>>>> when adding the new Exynos SoC, the exynos-bus.c should be added
>>>>>> for new Exynos SoC. Because, each Exynos SoC has the different
>>>>>> set of bus device.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If we use my approach, we don't need to modify the exynos-bus.c
>>>>>> driver to support for the bus frequency of new Exynos SoC.
>>>>>
>>>>> This won't change. The driver will just support from 1 to N clocks for
>>>>> given bus device and set the same OPP to all of them. This will only
>>>>> limit the number of duplicated entries. This won't affect the generic
>>>>> approach of driver itself.
>>>>
>>>> You're right aspect of only implementation of device driver.
>>>>
>>>> But,
>>>> If we use your commented approach, we can show the information
>>>> of only parent device through sysfs. We cannot see the information
>>>> of passive device. The some information includes the current
>>>> frequency and correlation of parent device. (But, current patchset
>>>> don' include the topology information between parent device and
>>>> passive device. I'll do it on later patches).
>>>>
>>>> For example,
>>>> We can see the following bus device through /sys/class/devfreq.
>>>>
>>>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 .
>>>> drwxr-xr-x 44 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 ..
>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 bus_display -> ../../devices/platform/bus_display/devfreq/bus_display
>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 bus_fsys -> ../../devices/platform/bus_fsys/devfreq/bus_fsys
>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 bus_leftbus -> ../../devices/platform/bus_leftbus/devfreq/bus_leftbus
>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 bus_peri -> ../../devices/platform/bus_peri/devfreq/bus_peri
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We don't see the following bus device because of following bus device
>>>> has the same frequency table with bus_leftbus device.
>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 bus_mfc -> ../../devices/platform/bus_mfc/devfreq/bus_mfc
>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 31 17:00 bus_rightbus -> ../../devices/platform/bus_rightbus/devfreq/bus_rightbus
>>>
>>> Right, but why do you want to see these bus devices? AFAIU, they will
>>
>> I think that the framework should show the accurate information of H/w device
>> through sysfs. On the exynos-bus.c driver, it is important the show the
>> accurate set of handled bus devices which are included in Exynos SoC.
>>
>>> always behave exactly the same as LEFTBUS. Their PPMU counters will be
>>> the same... or not? The MFC does not have its own PPMU counter. There
>>> are separate counters for left and right bus... but they are attached to
>>> the "&bus_leftbus" node. The "&bus_rightbus" does not use the PPMU
>>> counter and it follows the parent governor decisions... so this is
>>> purely an artificial creation just to handle one clock.
>>>
>>> I just can't see the benefit of such additional bus device.
>>
>> I agree about the behavior. Your description is right.
>> There is no difference and benefit about behavior both your and my approach.
>>
>> But, We can provide the accurate information of handled bus devices
>> to the user-space. I think that it is important information.
>>
>> Also, I have the plan that devfreq framework would show
>> the topology about the correlation of bus devices as following:
>
> Hmmm.... okay, fair enough. From hardware point of view these are
> separate AXI buses so I guess it is good to model them in DT.
Thanks for your review.
Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi
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