linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Introduce Allwinner H616 PWM controller

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Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:19:44 +0100
From: Paul Kocialkowski <paulk@...-base.io>
To: Richard Genoud <richard.genoud@...tlin.com>
Cc: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...libre.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
	Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>,
	Samuel Holland <samuel@...lland.org>,
	Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
	linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-sunxi@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Introduce Allwinner H616 PWM controller

Hello Richard,

On Wed 17 Dec 25, 09:25, Richard Genoud wrote:
> Allwinner H616 PWM controller is quite different from the A10 one.

Thanks for your patches!

For context here, the PWM controller in the H616 is an instance of the second
generation Allwinner PWM controller, which was first seen in the V5 chip from
2018.

It is also present in the following SoCs: V5, A50, H616, V536, T7, A133, V833,
R329, D1/T113, R128, V851, A523 and A733.

You probably missed it, but there is already an ongonig series to add support
for that second generation PWM controller from Aleksandr Shubin:
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-pwm/list/?series=454353&archive=both&state=*

And a patch was also proposed to add H616 support:
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-pwm/list/?series=409036&archive=both&state=*

So you should probably try these series and coordinate with their authors
instead of adding this new driver. I understand it's unfortunate that the work
was already done on your side.

All the best,

Paul

> It can drive 6 PWM channels, and like for the A10, each channel has a
> bypass that permits to output a clock, bypassing the PWM logic, when
> enabled.
> 
> But, the channels are paired 2 by 2, sharing a first set of
> MUX/prescaler/gate.
> Then, for each channel, there's another prescaler (that will be bypassed
> if the bypass is enabled for this channel).
> 
> It looks like that:
>             _____      ______      ________
> OSC24M --->|     |    |      |    |        |
> APB1 ----->| Mux |--->| Gate |--->| /div_m |-----> PWM_clock_src_xy
>            |_____|    |______|    |________|
>                           ________
>                          |        |
>                       +->| /div_k |---> PWM_clock_x
>                       |  |________|
>                       |    ______
>                       |   |      |
>                       +-->| Gate |----> PWM_bypass_clock_x
>                       |   |______|
> PWM_clock_src_xy -----+   ________
>                       |  |        |
>                       +->| /div_k |---> PWM_clock_y
>                       |  |________|
>                       |    ______
>                       |   |      |
>                       +-->| Gate |----> PWM_bypass_clock_y
>                           |______|
> 
> Where xy can be 0/1, 2/3, 4/5
> 
> PWM_clock_x/y serve for the PWM purpose.
> PWM_bypass_clock_x/y serve for the clock-provider purpose.
> The common clock framework has been used to manage those clocks.
> 
> This PWM driver serves as a clock-provider for PWM_bypass_clocks.
> This is needed for example by the embedded AC300 PHY which clock comes
> from PMW5 pin (PB12).
> 
> This series is based onto v6.19-rc1
> 
> Changes since v1:
> - rebase onto v6.19-rc1
> - add missing headers
> - remove MODULE_ALIAS (suggested by Krzysztof)
> - use sun4i-pwm binding instead of creating a new one (suggested by Krzysztof)
> - retrieve the parent clocks from the devicetree
> - switch num_parents to unsigned int
> 
> Richard Genoud (4):
>   dt-bindings: pwm: allwinner: add h616 pwm compatible
>   pwm: sun50i: Add H616 PWM support
>   arm64: dts: allwinner: h616: add PWM controller
>   MAINTAINERS: Add entry on Allwinner H616 PWM driver
> 
>  .../bindings/pwm/allwinner,sun4i-a10-pwm.yaml |  19 +-
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   5 +
>  .../arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h616.dtsi |  47 +
>  drivers/pwm/Kconfig                           |  12 +
>  drivers/pwm/Makefile                          |   1 +
>  drivers/pwm/pwm-sun50i-h616.c                 | 892 ++++++++++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 975 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/pwm/pwm-sun50i-h616.c
> 
> 
> base-commit: 8f0b4cce4481fb22653697cced8d0d04027cb1e8
> -- 
> 2.47.3
> 
> 

-- 
Paul Kocialkowski,

Independent contractor - sys-base - https://www.sys-base.io/
Free software developer - https://www.paulk.fr/

Expert in multimedia, graphics and embedded hardware support with Linux.

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