linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] clk: sunxi-ng: Wait for lock when using fractional mode

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Date:   Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:18:28 +0200
From:   Jernej Škrabec <jernej.skrabec@...l.net>
To:     Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
Cc:     Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
        Mike Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-sunxi <linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] clk: sunxi-ng: Wait for lock when using fractional mode

Hi Chen-Yu,

Dne ponedeljek, 31. julij 2017 ob 07:02:18 CEST je Chen-Yu Tsai napisal(a):
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 12:41 AM, Jernej Skrabec
> 
> <jernej.skrabec@...l.net> wrote:
> > Currently ccu_frac_helper_set_rate() doesn't wait for a lock bit to be
> > set before returning. Because of that, unstable clock may be used.
> > 
> > Add a wait for lock in the helper function.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...l.net>
> 
> Can you provide a Fixes: tag?

fixes: 89a3dfb78707 ("clk: sunxi-ng: Add fractional lib")

As we discussed on IRC, it is safe to call ccu_helper_wait_for_lock() even on 
platforms where lock bit is not present, since it just returns without effect.

Regards,
Jernej

> 
> Otherwise this looks good.