linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk

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Date:   Thu, 4 May 2023 09:34:36 +0000
From:   Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
        "Peng Fan (OSS)" <peng.fan@....nxp.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org" 
        <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
CC:     "abelvesa@...nel.org" <abelvesa@...nel.org>,
        "mturquette@...libre.com" <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        "sboyd@...nel.org" <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        "shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        "s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        "kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        "festevam@...il.com" <festevam@...il.com>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>,
        "linux-clk@...r.kernel.org" <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module parameter



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
> Sent: 2023年5月4日 17:31
> To: Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>; Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>; Peng Fan
> (OSS) <peng.fan@....nxp.com>; Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>;
> krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org
> Cc: abelvesa@...nel.org; mturquette@...libre.com; sboyd@...nel.org;
> shawnguo@...nel.org; s.hauer@...gutronix.de; kernel@...gutronix.de;
> festevam@...il.com; dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>; linux-
> clk@...r.kernel.org; linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module
> parameter
> 
> On 04/05/2023 11:17, Peng Fan wrote:
> > + DT maintainers.
> >
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: imx: imx93: introduce clk_bypassed module
> >> parameter
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 04, 2023 at 04:55:06PM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> >>> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
> >>>
> >>> With the clk names specified in clk_bypassed module parameter, give
> >>> user an option to bypass the clk from managing them by Linux kernel.
> >>
> >> As I said on another email, no, please do not add new module
> >> parameters for drivers, this is not the 1990s
> >
> > ok, but this is for boot, so only DT could be considered.
> >
> > But DT is to describe hardware, here I just wanna give user an option
> > to bypass some clocks. Is it ok to add a DT property saying
> > "fsl,imx93-bypass-clks = <IMX93_CLK_X>, <IMX93_CLK_Y>" ?
> >
> 
> I don't know what it is to "bypass some clocks". This does not look like
> parameter for system at all.

Currently the linux clk driver registers all the clocks and manage them.
But when M33 is running, M33 may not wanna linux to manage
some clocks M33 is using. So I wanna linux not register those clocks
that M33 will use.

Thanks,
Peng.

> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof