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Message-ID: <Zw/maOfa12uoJlO6@lizhi-Precision-Tower-5810>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:14:32 -0400
From: Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>
To: u.kleine-koenig@...libre.com
Cc: conor+dt@...nel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, festevam@...il.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/1] pwm: imx27: workaround of the pwm output bug when
decrease the duty cycle
On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 03:41:23PM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
> From: Clark Wang <xiaoning.wang@....com>
>
> Implement workaround for ERR051198
> (https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/errata/IMX8MN_0N14Y.pdf)
>
> PWM output may not function correctly if the FIFO is empty when a new SAR
> value is programmed
>
> Description:
> When the PWM FIFO is empty, a new value programmed to the PWM Sample
> register (PWM_PWMSAR) will be directly applied even if the current timer
> period has not expired. If the new SAMPLE value programmed in the
> PWM_PWMSAR register is less than the previous value, and the PWM counter
> register (PWM_PWMCNR) that contains the current COUNT value is greater
> than the new programmed SAMPLE value, the current period will not flip
> the level. This may result in an output pulse with a duty cycle of 100%.
>
> Workaround:
> Program the current SAMPLE value in the PWM_PWMSAR register before
> updating the new duty cycle to the SAMPLE value in the PWM_PWMSAR
> register. This will ensure that the new SAMPLE value is modified during
> a non-empty FIFO, and can be successfully updated after the period
> expires.
>
> Write the old SAR value before updating the new duty cycle to SAR. This
> avoids writing the new value into an empty FIFO.
>
> This only resolves the issue when the PWM period is longer than 2us
> (or <500kHz) because write register is not quick enough when PWM period is
> very short.
>
> Reproduce steps:
> cd /sys/class/pwm/pwmchip1/pwm0
> echo 2000000000 > period # It is easy to observe by using long period
> echo 1000000000 > duty_cycle
> echo 1 > enable
> echo 8000 > duty_cycle # One full high pulse will be seen by scope
>
> Fixes: 166091b1894d ("[ARM] MXC: add pwm driver for i.MX SoCs")
> Reviewed-by: Jun Li <jun.li@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Clark Wang <xiaoning.wang@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@....com>
> ---
Uwe Kleine-König:
Do you satisfy for what my merged comments's results and do you
have other comments about this workaround?
best regards
Frank
> Chagne from v7 to v8
> - combine Uwe's diagram and errata document.
> - use old period
> - use udelay(3 * period / 1000)
> - Only apply workaround when PWM enabled.
>
> Change from v6 to v7
> - Add continue write for < 500hz case to try best to workaround this
> problem.
>
> Change from v5 to v6
> - KHz to KHz
> - sar to SAR
> - move comments above if
>
> Change from v4 to v5
> - fix typo PMW & If
> - using imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR
>
> Change from v3 to v4
> - none, wrong bump version number
> Change from v2 to v3
> - simple workaround implement.
> - add reproduce steps.
>
> Change from v1 to v2
> - address comments in https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pwm/20211221095053.uz4qbnhdqziftymw@pengutronix.de/
> About disable/enable pwm instead of disable/enable irq:
> Some pmw periphal may sensitive to period. Disable/enable pwm will
> increase period, althouhg it is okay for most case, such as LED backlight
> or FAN speed. But some device such servo may require strict period.
>
> - address comments in https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pwm/d72d1ae5-0378-4bac-8b77-0bb69f55accd@gmx.net/
> Using official errata number
> fix typo 'filp'
> add {} for else
>
> I supposed fixed all previous issues, let me know if I missed one.
> ---
> drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c
> index 9e2bbf5b4a8ce..0375987194318 100644
> --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c
> +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx27.c
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
> #define MX3_PWMSR 0x04 /* PWM Status Register */
> #define MX3_PWMSAR 0x0C /* PWM Sample Register */
> #define MX3_PWMPR 0x10 /* PWM Period Register */
> +#define MX3_PWMCNR 0x14 /* PWM Counter Register */
>
> #define MX3_PWMCR_FWM GENMASK(27, 26)
> #define MX3_PWMCR_STOPEN BIT(25)
> @@ -219,10 +220,12 @@ static void pwm_imx27_wait_fifo_slot(struct pwm_chip *chip,
> static int pwm_imx27_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
> const struct pwm_state *state)
> {
> - unsigned long period_cycles, duty_cycles, prescale;
> + unsigned long period_cycles, duty_cycles, prescale, period_us, tmp;
> struct pwm_imx27_chip *imx = to_pwm_imx27_chip(chip);
> unsigned long long c;
> unsigned long long clkrate;
> + unsigned long flags;
> + int val;
> int ret;
> u32 cr;
>
> @@ -263,7 +266,98 @@ static int pwm_imx27_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
> pwm_imx27_sw_reset(chip);
> }
>
> - writel(duty_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
> + val = readl(imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMPR);
> + val = val >= MX3_PWMPR_MAX ? MX3_PWMPR_MAX : val;
> + cr = readl(imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR);
> + tmp = NSEC_PER_SEC * (u64)(val + 2) * MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER_GET(cr);
> + tmp = DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL(tmp, clkrate);
> + period_us = DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL(tmp, 1000);
> +
> + /*
> + * ERR051198:
> + * PWM: PWM output may not function correctly if the FIFO is empty when
> + * a new SAR value is programmed
> + *
> + * Description:
> + * When the PWM FIFO is empty, a new value programmed to the PWM Sample
> + * register (PWM_PWMSAR) will be directly applied even if the current
> + * timer period has not expired.
> + *
> + * If the new SAMPLE value programmed in the PWM_PWMSAR register is
> + * less than the previous value, and the PWM counter register
> + * (PWM_PWMCNR) that contains the current COUNT value is greater than
> + * the new programmed SAMPLE value, the current period will not flip
> + * the level. This may result in an output pulse with a duty cycle of
> + * 100%.
> + *
> + * Consider a change from
> + * ________
> + * / \______/
> + * ^ * ^
> + * to
> + * ____
> + * / \__________/
> + * ^ ^
> + * At the time marked by *, the new write value will be directly applied
> + * to SAR even the current period is not over if FIFO is empty.
> + *
> + * ________ ____________________
> + * / \______/ \__________/
> + * ^ ^ * ^ ^
> + * |<-- old SAR -->| |<-- new SAR -->|
> + *
> + * That is the output is active for a whole period.
> + *
> + * Workaround:
> + * Check new SAR less than old SAR and current counter is in errata
> + * windows, write extra old SAR into FIFO and new SAR will effect at
> + * next period.
> + *
> + * Sometime period is quite long, such as over 1 second. If add old SAR
> + * into FIFO unconditional, new SAR have to wait for next period. It
> + * may be too long.
> + *
> + * Turn off the interrupt to ensure that not IRQ and schedule happen
> + * during above operations. If any irq and schedule happen, counter
> + * in PWM will be out of data and take wrong action.
> + *
> + * Add a safety margin 1.5us because it needs some time to complete
> + * IO write.
> + *
> + * Use writel_relaxed() to minimize the interval between two writes to
> + * the SAR register to increase the fastest PWM frequency supported.
> + *
> + * When the PWM period is longer than 2us(or <500kHz), this workaround
> + * can solve this problem. No software workaround is available if PWM
> + * period is shorter than IO write. Just try best to fill old data
> + * into FIFO.
> + */
> + c = clkrate * 1500;
> + do_div(c, NSEC_PER_SEC);
> +
> + local_irq_save(flags);
> + val = FIELD_GET(MX3_PWMSR_FIFOAV, readl_relaxed(imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSR));
> +
> + if (duty_cycles < imx->duty_cycle && (cr & MX3_PWMCR_EN)) {
> + if (period_us < 2) { /* 2us = 500 kHz */
> + /* Best effort attempt to fix up >500 kHz case */
> + udelay(3 * period_us);
> + writel_relaxed(imx->duty_cycle, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
> + writel_relaxed(imx->duty_cycle, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
> + } else if (val < MX3_PWMSR_FIFOAV_2WORDS) {
> + val = readl_relaxed(imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCNR);
> + /*
> + * If counter is close to period, controller may roll over when
> + * next IO write.
> + */
> + if ((val + c >= duty_cycles && val < imx->duty_cycle) ||
> + val + c >= period_cycles)
> + writel_relaxed(imx->duty_cycle, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
> + }
> + }
> + writel_relaxed(duty_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
> + local_irq_restore(flags);
> +
> writel(period_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMPR);
>
> /*
> --
> 2.34.1
>
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