Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: imx6sx-sdb: Remove cpufreq OPP override

[Marek Vasut]

On 05/03/2017 07:58 PM, Leonard Crestez wrote:
> On Wed, 2017-05-03 at 17:59 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
>> On 05/03/2017 04:58 PM, Leonard Crestez wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2017-05-03 at 16:26 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
>>>> 2) It actually fixes a problem with the voltage rails such that the DVFS
>>>>    works without leaving the system in unstable or dead state. You do
>>>>    need the second part of my patch if you drop the OPP hackery, without
>>>>    it the power framework cannot correctly configure the core voltages,
>>>>    so the patch from Leonard makes things worse.
>>> No, I think there is a misunderstanding here. The second part of your
>>> patch will cause cpufreq poking at LDOs to indirectly adjust the input
>>> from the PMIC to the minimum required (this is LDO target +
>>> min_dropout_uv). Without it by default VDD_ARM_SOC_IN will remain fixed
>>> as 1375mV from boot.
> 
>> Who sets / guarantees that default value for ARM and SOC rails ?
> 
> I think it's from the PMIC hardware itself (but maybe uboot plays with
> it). VDD_ARM_SOC_IN on this board is tied to SW1AB from MMPF0200:
> 
> http://www.nxp.com/assets/documents/data/en/data-sheets/MMPF0200.pdf
> 
> It seems reasonable to rely on such voltages set externally.

Isn't it an established rule that Linux should not depend on bootloader
settings ? Or did that change ?

>> With the OPP override in place, there's at least the guarantee that both
>> rails will have the same voltage requirement. If you remove the OPP
>> override without modeling the actual regulator wiring, the guarantee is
>> gone.
> 
> The imx6sx chip has internal LDO_ARM and LDO_SOC regulators which can
> generate separate voltages for arm/soc. The fact that these regulators
> share the same supply is only an issue when they are set in bypass
> mode.
> 
> However the boot issues happen on REV C but apparently not REV B of the
> board. I don't have a good explanation for this so maybe I am missing
> something.

Well the regulator(s) cannot be correctly configured if the kernel
doesn't have the correct power distribution described in the DT .

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Best regards,
Marek Vasut