Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: omap5/dra7xx: Fix counter frequency drift for AM572x errata i856.

From: Lennart Sorensen
Date: Sat Dec 13 2014 - 23:45:28 EST


On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 05:08:56PM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> Errata i856 for the AM572x (DRA7xx) points out that the 32.768KHz external
> crystal is not enabled at power up. Instead the CPU falls back to using
> an emulation for the 32KHz clock which is SYSCLK1/610. SYSCLK1 is usually
> 20MHz on boards so far (which gives an emulated frequency of 32.786KHz),
> but can also be 19.2 or 27MHz which result in much larger drift.
>
> Since this is used to drive the master counter at 32.768KHz * 375 /
> 2 = 6.144MHz, the emulated speed for 20MHz is of by 570ppm, or about 43
> seconds per day, and more than the 500ppm NTP is able to tolerate.
>
> Checking the CTRL_CORE_BOOTSTRAP register can determine if the CPU
> is using the real 32.768KHz crystal or the emulated SYSCLK1/610, and
> by known that the real counter frequency can be determined and used.
s/known/knowing/
and a comma after that.
> The real speed is then SYSCLK1 / 610 * 375 / 2 or SYSCLK1 * 75 / 244.
>
> Signed-off-by: Len Sorensen <lsorense@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
> index fb0cb2b..f00e4b4 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
> @@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ static void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
> static struct clk *sys_clk;
> unsigned long rate;
> unsigned int reg, num, den;
> + bool errata_i856_workaround = false;
>
> base = ioremap(REALTIME_COUNTER_BASE, SZ_32);
> if (!base) {
> @@ -510,39 +511,93 @@ static void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
> return;
> }
>
> + if (soc_is_dra7xx()) {
> + #define CTRL_CORE_BOOTSTRAP 0x4A0026C4
> + #define SPEEDSELECT_MASK 0x00000300
> + void __iomem *corebase;
> + corebase = ioremap(CTRL_CORE_BOOTSTRAP, SZ_4);
> + if (!corebase)
> + pr_err("%s: ioremap failed\n", __func__);
> + else {
> + reg = readl_relaxed(corebase) & SPEEDSELECT_MASK;
> + iounmap(corebase);
> + /*
> + * Errata i856 says the 32.768KHz crystal does
> + * not start at power on, so the CPU falls back in
> + * an emulated 32KHz clock instead. This causes
> + * the master counter frequency to not be 6.144MHz
> + * This affects at least the AM572x 1.0 and
> + * 1.1 revisions.
> + *
> + * Of course any board built without a populated
> + * 32.768KHz crystal would also need this fix
> + * even if the CPU is fixed later.
> + *
> + * If the two speedselect bits are not 0, then the
> + * 32.768KHz clock driving the course counter that
s/course/coarse/
> + * corrects the fine counter every time it ticks is
> + * actually rate/610 rather than 32.768KHz and we
> + * should compensate to avoid the 570ppm (At 20MHz,
> + * much worse at other rates) too fast system time.
> + */
> + if (reg) {
> + errata_i856_workaround = true;
> + }
> + }
> + }
> +
> rate = clk_get_rate(sys_clk);
> - /* Numerator/denumerator values refer TRM Realtime Counter section */
> - switch (rate) {
> - case 12000000:
> - num = 64;
> - den = 125;
> - break;
> - case 13000000:
> - num = 768;
> - den = 1625;
> - break;
> - case 19200000:
> - num = 8;
> - den = 25;
> - break;
> - case 20000000:
> - num = 192;
> - den = 625;
> - break;
> - case 26000000:
> - num = 384;
> - den = 1625;
> - break;
> - case 27000000:
> - num = 256;
> - den = 1125;
> - break;
> - case 38400000:
> - default:
> - /* Program it for 38.4 MHz */
> - num = 4;
> - den = 25;
> - break;
> + if (errata_i856_workaround) {
> + /*
> + * Realtime Counter frequency is not based on a real
> + * 32.768KHz time source, so calculate the real resulting
> + * frequency instead. It is not 6.144MHz in this case.
> + *
> + * The frequency is always rate / 610 + 375 / 2 which
> + * is rate * 244 / 75 and will fit in 32 bit for all rates.
> + *
> + * The multiplication has to be first to keep accuracy
> + * with integer math as high as possible.
> + */
> + num = 75;
> + den = 244;
> + arch_timer_freq = (rate * num) / den;
> + } else {
> + /* Numerator/denumerator values refer TRM Realtime Counter section */
> + switch (rate) {
> + case 12000000:
> + num = 64;
> + den = 125;
> + break;
> + case 13000000:
> + num = 768;
> + den = 1625;
> + break;
> + case 19200000:
> + num = 8;
> + den = 25;
> + break;
> + case 20000000:
> + num = 192;
> + den = 625;
> + break;
> + case 26000000:
> + num = 384;
> + den = 1625;
> + break;
> + case 27000000:
> + num = 256;
> + den = 1125;
> + break;
> + case 38400000:
> + default:
> + /* Program it for 38.4 MHz */
> + num = 4;
> + den = 25;
> + break;
> + }
> + /* This divides cleanly and fits in 32 bits */
> + arch_timer_freq = (rate / den) * num;
> }
>
> /* Program numerator and denumerator registers */
> @@ -556,7 +611,6 @@ static void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
> reg |= den;
> writel_relaxed(reg, base + INCREMENTER_DENUMERATOR_RELOAD_OFFSET);
>
> - arch_timer_freq = (rate / den) * num;
> set_cntfreq();
>
> iounmap(base);
> --
> 1.7.10.4

Stupid typos. Will make sure to include in next revision, and maybe
I can manage to reword the description a bit to make it flow better or
be clearer.

--
Len Sorensen
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