netdev - RE: [PATCH 09/11] ice: implement dpll interface to control cgu

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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:08:06 +0000
From: "Kubalewski, Arkadiusz" <arkadiusz.kubalewski@...el.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
CC: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@...ux.dev>, Jonathan Lemon
	<jonathan.lemon@...il.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, "Olech, Milena"
	<milena.olech@...el.com>, "Michalik, Michal" <michal.michalik@...el.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org"
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, poros <poros@...hat.com>, mschmidt
	<mschmidt@...hat.com>, "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-clk@...r.kernel.org" <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>, Bart Van Assche
	<bvanassche@....org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 09/11] ice: implement dpll interface to control cgu

>From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 12:50 AM
>
>On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:02:08 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> So it is not a mode! Mode is either "automatic" or "manual". Then we
>> have a state to indicate the state of the state machine (unlocked,
>>locked,
>> holdover, holdover-acq). So what you seek is a way for the user to
>> expliticly set the state to "unlocked" and reset of the state machine.
>
>+1 for mixing the state machine and config.
>Maybe a compromise would be to rename the config mode?
>Detached? Standalone?
>

Well, those seems good although standalone a bit like the property of a device.
I am biased by the FREERUN from chip docs and don't have strong opinion
on any of those..

Thank you!
Arkadiusz

>> Please don't mix config and state. I think we untangled this in the past
>> :/
>>
>> Perhaps you just need an extra cmd like DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_STATE_RESET cmd
>> to hit this button.