linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] clk: tegra20: Enable lock-status polling for PLLs

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Message-ID: <909e2a52-4116-9ee7-db23-8ea1dfffade0@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:45:17 +0300
From:   Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@...il.com>
To:     Peter De Schrijver <pdeschrijver@...dia.com>
Cc:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Jonathan Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
        Prashant Gaikwad <pgaikwad@...dia.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] clk: tegra20: Enable lock-status polling for PLLs

On 8/31/18 12:29 PM, Peter De Schrijver wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 09:42:10PM +0300, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
>> Currently all PLL's on Tegra20 use a hardcoded delay despite of having
>> a lock-status bit. The lock-status polling was disabled ~7 years ago
>> because PLLE was failing to lock and was a suspicion that other PLLs
>> might be faulty too. Other PLLs are okay, hence enable the lock-status
>> polling for them. This reduces delay of any operation that require PLL
>> to lock.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@...il.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Changelog:
>>
>> v2:	Don't enable polling for PLLE as it known to not being able to lock.
>>
> 
> This isn't correct. The lock bit of PLLE can declare lock too early, but the
> PLL itself does lock.

Indeed, it locks but can't be polled for the lock-status as it doesn't have the
lock-status bit.

Do you want me to adjust the commit description or it is fine as is?

It is also a bit odd that PLLE has "lock_delay = 0", is it correct?