2021-04-07 22:15:08

by Lucas Stach

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] imx-gpcv2 improvements

Hi Adrien,

I feel like I already mentioned to you some time ago that there is
already a much more complete patch series to add this functionality on
the list [1].

If you want this functionality to go upstream, please help test and
extend this patch series.

Regards,
Lucas

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/

Am Mittwoch, dem 07.04.2021 um 23:21 +0200 schrieb Adrien Grassein:
> Hi,
>
> This patch set aims is to add the support of the i.MX8 MM power domains
> on the mainline kernel.
>
> To achieve this, I do several patches
>   - Check errors when reading or writing registers (concerns i.MX8M base
>     implementation);
>   - Fix power up/down sequence. Handshake was not checked and it was
>     not called at the appropriate time (concerns i.MX8M base
> implementaions);
>   - Allow domains without power sequence control like the HSIOMIX of the
>     i.MX8MM.
>   - Add some i.MX8MM domains (HSIO and OTGS);
>   - Introduce quirks. For example, i.MX8MM OTG domains should not be
>     powered off (seen n the source code of th i.MX ATF). Quirks are
> easily upgrable for other cases.
>   - Finally I defined power domains into the imx8mm.dtb file.
>
> I know that this kind of patch is rejected by NXP ut the other way
> (callin ATF directly) was also rejected.
>
> I also know that NXP is concerned abou adding hundred lines of codes for
> each new SOC but it' the way it works on Linux. And the "added code"
> mainly consist of adding structures, defines and generic methods for
> regmap.
>
> If it's a real problem, maybe we can introduc a new "gpcv3" driver for
> i.MX8MM, i.MX8MN and i.MX8MP.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adrien Grassein (7):
>   soc: imx: gpcv2: check for errors when r/w registers
>   soc: imx: gpcv2: Fix power up/down sequence
>   soc: imx: gpcv2: allow domains without power sequence control
>   dt-bindings: power: fsl,imx-gpcv2: add definitions for i.MX8MM
>   soc: imx: gpcv2: add HSIOMIX and USB domains for i.MX8MM
>   soc: imx: gpcv2: add quirks to domains
>   arm64: dts: imx8mm: add power-domains
>
>  .../bindings/power/fsl,imx-gpcv2.yaml | 7 +-
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm.dtsi | 35 ++
>  drivers/soc/imx/gpcv2.c | 336 ++++++++++++++----
>  include/dt-bindings/power/imx8mm-power.h | 21 ++
>  4 files changed, 333 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/power/imx8mm-power.h
>



2021-04-08 01:30:21

by Peng Fan (OSS)

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] imx-gpcv2 improvements

Hi Lucas,

On 2021/4/8 6:13, Lucas Stach wrote:
> Hi Adrien,
>
> I feel like I already mentioned to you some time ago that there is
> already a much more complete patch series to add this functionality on
> the list [1].
>
> If you want this functionality to go upstream, please help test and
> extend this patch series.
>
> Regards,
> Lucas
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/

Would you share what's the issue that block this going forward?

Thanks,
Peng.

>
> Am Mittwoch, dem 07.04.2021 um 23:21 +0200 schrieb Adrien Grassein:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This patch set aims is to add the support of the i.MX8 MM power domains
>> on the mainline kernel.
>>
>> To achieve this, I do several patches
>>   - Check errors when reading or writing registers (concerns i.MX8M base
>>     implementation);
>>   - Fix power up/down sequence. Handshake was not checked and it was
>>     not called at the appropriate time (concerns i.MX8M base
>> implementaions);
>>   - Allow domains without power sequence control like the HSIOMIX of the
>>     i.MX8MM.
>>   - Add some i.MX8MM domains (HSIO and OTGS);
>>   - Introduce quirks. For example, i.MX8MM OTG domains should not be
>>     powered off (seen n the source code of th i.MX ATF). Quirks are
>> easily upgrable for other cases.
>>   - Finally I defined power domains into the imx8mm.dtb file.
>>
>> I know that this kind of patch is rejected by NXP ut the other way
>> (callin ATF directly) was also rejected.
>>
>> I also know that NXP is concerned abou adding hundred lines of codes for
>> each new SOC but it' the way it works on Linux. And the "added code"
>> mainly consist of adding structures, defines and generic methods for
>> regmap.
>>
>> If it's a real problem, maybe we can introduc a new "gpcv3" driver for
>> i.MX8MM, i.MX8MN and i.MX8MP.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Adrien Grassein (7):
>>   soc: imx: gpcv2: check for errors when r/w registers
>>   soc: imx: gpcv2: Fix power up/down sequence
>>   soc: imx: gpcv2: allow domains without power sequence control
>>   dt-bindings: power: fsl,imx-gpcv2: add definitions for i.MX8MM
>>   soc: imx: gpcv2: add HSIOMIX and USB domains for i.MX8MM
>>   soc: imx: gpcv2: add quirks to domains
>>   arm64: dts: imx8mm: add power-domains
>>
>>  .../bindings/power/fsl,imx-gpcv2.yaml | 7 +-
>>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm.dtsi | 35 ++
>>  drivers/soc/imx/gpcv2.c | 336 ++++++++++++++----
>>  include/dt-bindings/power/imx8mm-power.h | 21 ++
>>  4 files changed, 333 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/power/imx8mm-power.h
>>
>
>