Re: [PATCH v3] PCI: imx6: Add PHY reference clock source support
From: Lorenzo Pieralisi
Date: Wed Mar 07 2018 - 06:54:53 EST
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 03:43:41PM +0200, Ilya Ledvich wrote:
> Hi Lucas,
>
> On 01/08/2018 12:43 PM, Lucas Stach wrote:
> >Am Donnerstag, den 04.01.2018, 15:52 +0200 schrieb Ilya Ledvich:
> >>i.MX7D variant of the IP can use either Crystal Oscillator input
> >>or internal clock input as a Reference Clock input for PCIe PHY.
> >>Add support for an optional property 'fsl,pcie-phy-refclk-internal'.
> >>If present then an internal clock input is used as PCIe PHY
> >>reference clock source. By default an external oscillator input
> >>is still used.
> >>
> >>Verified on Compulab SBC-iMX7 Single Board Computer.
> >
> >Sorry to get in late here, but I would rather have the external clock
> >input modeled as a real clock and only use the internal clock if that
> >isn't present.
> >
>
> I tried to follow the logic described in the iMX7 TRM, where external
> oscillator is a default option. Additionally, the external clock input model
> you've suggested, requires additional changes in the iMX7 SabreSD board (and
> probably other boards which use an external input too) devicetree files.
>
> >Are you even sure that the i.MX7 clock you mention isn't the already
> >documented "pcie_bus" clock? This one is also allowed to be sourced
> >externally on the i.MX6.
>
> To the best of my understanding it's not the pcie_bus clock, but I'm
> absolutely sure. Could anybody from the BSP team guys elaborate on this
> issue? Thanks a lot!
I have marked this with "Changes Requested" according to Lucas'
feedback, please send a new version or let me know what I should
do with it, thanks.
Lorenzo