linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] clk: samsung: exynos850: Register clocks early

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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:53:05 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
To:     Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org>,
        Sylwester Nawrocki <s.nawrocki@...sung.com>,
        Paweł Chmiel <pawel.mikolaj.chmiel@...il.com>,
        Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
        Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>
Cc:     Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] clk: samsung: exynos850: Register clocks early

On 25/10/2021 18:12, Sam Protsenko wrote:
> Some clocks must be registered before init calls. For example MCT clock
> (from CMU_PERI) is needed for MCT timer driver, which is registered
> with TIMER_OF_DECLARE(). By the time we get to core_initcall() used for
> clk-exynos850 platform driver init, it's already too late. Inability to
> get "mct" clock in MCT driver leads to kernel panic, as functions
> registered with *_OF_DECLARE() can't do deferred calls. MCT timer driver
> can't be fixed either, as it's acting as a clock source and it's
> essential to register it in start_kernel() -> time_init().
> 
> Let's register CMU_PERI clocks early, using CLK_OF_DECLARE_DRIVER(), and
> do all stuff relying on "struct dev" object (like runtime PM and
> enabling bus clock) later in platform driver probe. Basically
> CLK_OF_DECLARE_DRIVER() matches CMU compatible, but clears OF_POPULATED
> flag, which allows the same device to be matched again later.
> 
> Similar issue was discussed at [1] and addressed in commit 1f7db7bbf031
> ("clk: renesas: cpg-mssr: Add early clock support"), as well as in
> drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mt2712.c.
> 
> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/20180829132954.64862-2-chris.brandt@renesas.com/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
>   - Register only CMU_PERI clocks early
> 
> Notes:
>   - This patch should be applied on top of CMU_APM series
>     (clk: samsung: exynos850: Implement CMU_APM domain)
> 
>  drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos850.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 


Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>


Best regards,
Krzysztof