[PATCH net v3 3/4] dpll: zl3073x: reject inexact frequencies for N-divided outputs

From: Ivan Vecera

Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 11:38:46 EST


For N-divided outputs the P-pin and N-pin share the output divisor and
the N-pin frequency is synth_freq / (div * esync_n_period). The frequency
set helper computed esync_n_period with a truncating division and only
rejected a zero result, so a frequency that does not divide evenly was
silently rounded. Setting the P-pin could then shift the N-pin frequency
too (e.g. 600 MHz synth, div=60, period=10 gives P=10 MHz, N=1 MHz;
setting P to 2.5 MHz moves N to 1.25 MHz).

Check the division remainder and reject the request if it is not exact,
and require esync_n_period >= 2 so the N-pin frequency stays below the
P-pin one.

Fixes: ce26d7ca50a5 ("dpll: zl3073x: Add support to get/set frequency on pins")
Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c
index 7c997966c3c3..65107b4cc4f8 100644
--- a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c
+++ b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c
@@ -1007,15 +1007,28 @@ zl3073x_dpll_output_pin_frequency_set(const struct dpll_pin *dpll_pin,

if (zl3073x_dpll_is_p_pin(pin)) {
/* We are going to change output frequency for P-pin but
- * if the requested frequency is less than current N-pin
- * frequency then indicate a failure as we are not able
+ * if the requested frequency is less or equal than current
+ * N-pin frequency then indicate a failure as we are not able
* to compute N-pin divisor to keep its frequency unchanged.
*
* Update divisor for N-pin to keep N-pin frequency.
*/
- out.esync_n_period = (out.esync_n_period * out.div) / new_div;
- if (!out.esync_n_period)
+ u64 prod = mul_u32_u32(out.esync_n_period, out.div);
+ u32 rem;
+
+ out.esync_n_period = div_u64_rem(prod, new_div, &rem);
+ if (rem != 0) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(extack,
+ "OUT%uN freq must divide OUT%uP freq",
+ out_id, out_id);
return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (out.esync_n_period < 2) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(extack,
+ "OUT%uN freq must be less than OUT%uP freq",
+ out_id, out_id);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }

/* Update the output divisor */
out.div = new_div;
@@ -1030,9 +1043,21 @@ zl3073x_dpll_output_pin_frequency_set(const struct dpll_pin *dpll_pin,
*
* Update divisor for N-pin
*/
- out.esync_n_period = div64_u64(synth_freq, frequency * out.div);
- if (!out.esync_n_period)
+ u64 rem, prod = frequency * out.div;
+
+ out.esync_n_period = div64_u64_rem(synth_freq, prod, &rem);
+ if (rem != 0) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(extack,
+ "OUT%uN freq must divide OUT%uP freq",
+ out_id, out_id);
return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (out.esync_n_period < 2) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(extack,
+ "OUT%uN freq must be less than OUT%uP freq",
+ out_id, out_id);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
}

/* For 50/50 duty cycle the divisor is equal to width */
--
2.55.0