linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/6] clk: qcom: Skip halt checks on gcc_usb3_phy_pipe

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Date:   Wed, 9 Jan 2019 12:28:44 -0700
From:   Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>, mturquette@...libre.com
Cc:     bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, andy.gross@...aro.org,
        david.brown@...aro.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kishon@...com, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        balbi@...nel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/6] clk: qcom: Skip halt checks on
 gcc_usb3_phy_pipe_clk for 8998

On 1/9/2019 11:59 AM, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Jeffrey Hugo (2019-01-04 08:50:15)
>> The gcc_usb3_phy_pipe_clk is generated by the phy, but is also used by
>> the phy during init.  The clock needs to be enabled during the init
>> sequence, but may not be fully active until after the init sequence is
>> complete.  This causes a catch-22 if the clock status is checked during
>> enable.  As a result, skip the checks to avoid the troubling situation.
> 
> I will ask again, is anyone going to fix this in the phy driver? In
> theory it isn't needed if the phy driver can do things differently, but
> last time I checked I was told that the phy team said it had to be done
> this way.
> 

Interesting.  I was unaware of past discussion(s) on this.  Thank you 
for taking the change, but I'll try having a look to see if maybe I can 
prove your theory going forward.

-- 
Jeffrey Hugo
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies as an affiliate of Qualcomm 
Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a member of the
Code Aurora Forum, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.