linux-kernel - Re: [TEGRA194_CPUFREQ Patch 2/3] cpufreq: Add Tegra194 cpufreq driver

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Message-ID: <20191205025125.imxnao2qwyons5zl@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Thu, 5 Dec 2019 08:21:25 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@...il.com>
Cc:     sumitg <sumitg@...dia.com>, rjw@...ysocki.net,
        catalin.marinas@....com, will@...nel.org, thierry.reding@...il.com,
        jonathanh@...dia.com, talho@...dia.com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bbasu@...dia.com,
        mperttunen@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [TEGRA194_CPUFREQ Patch 2/3] cpufreq: Add Tegra194 cpufreq driver

On 04-12-19, 16:57, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> 04.12.2019 14:27, Viresh Kumar пишет:
> > On 04-12-19, 16:25, sumitg wrote:
> >> In T194, CCPLEX doesn't have access to set clocks and the
> >>
> >> clk_{get|set}_rate() functions set clocks by hook to BPMP R5.
> >>
> >> CPU freq can be directly set by CCPLEX using MSR(NVFREQ_REQ_EL1).
> >>
> >> As DVFS run's on BPMP, another MSR (NVFREQ_FEEDBACK_EL1) is
> >>
> >> used to read the counters and calculate "actual" cpu freq at CCPLEX.
> >>
> >> So, "cpuinfo_cur_freq" node gives the actual cpu frequency and not
> >>
> >> given by node "scaling_cur_freq".
> > 
> > Right, but why can't this be hidden in the CPU's clk driver instead,
> > so cpufreq driver can just do clk_get_rate() and clk_set_rate() ?
> 
> What about to make use of dev_pm_opp_register_set_opp_helper()?

It has a different purpose where we have to play with different
regulators. And that won't help with clk_get_rate() anyway.

-- 
viresh