Re: [PATCH v7 2/3] clocksource: Add JH7110 timer driver

[Daniel Lezcano]

Hi Xingyu,


On 25/10/2023 11:04, Xingyu Wu wrote:
> On 2023/10/24 22:56, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> > Hi Xingyu,
> >
> >
> > On 19/10/2023 07:35, Xingyu Wu wrote:
> > > Add timer driver for the StarFive JH7110 SoC.
> >
> > As it is a new timer, please add a proper nice description explaining the timer hardware, thanks.
>
> OK. Will add the description in next version.
>
> > > Signed-off-by: Xingyu Wu <xingyu.wu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >    MAINTAINERS                        |   7 +
> > >    drivers/clocksource/Kconfig        |  11 +
> > >    drivers/clocksource/Makefile       |   1 +
> > >    drivers/clocksource/timer-jh7110.c | 380 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >    4 files changed, 399 insertions(+)
> > >    create mode 100644 drivers/clocksource/timer-jh7110.c
> > >
> > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > index 7a7bd8bd80e9..91c09b399131 100644
> > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > @@ -20473,6 +20473,13 @@ S:    Maintained
> > >    F:    Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/starfive,jh7110-tdm.yaml
> > >    F:    sound/soc/starfive/jh7110_tdm.c
> > >    +STARFIVE JH7110 TIMER DRIVER
> > > +M:    Samin Guo <samin.guo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > +M:    Xingyu Wu <xingyu.wu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > +S:    Supported
> > > +F:    Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/starfive,jh7110-timer.yaml
> > > +F:    drivers/clocksource/timer-jh7110.c
> > > +
> > >    STARFIVE JH71X0 CLOCK DRIVERS
> > >    M:    Emil Renner Berthing <kernel@xxxxxxxx>
> > >    M:    Hal Feng <hal.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> > > index 0ba0dc4ecf06..821abcc1e517 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> > > @@ -641,6 +641,17 @@ config RISCV_TIMER
> > >          is accessed via both the SBI and the rdcycle instruction.  This is
> > >          required for all RISC-V systems.
> > >    +config STARFIVE_JH7110_TIMER
> > > +    bool "Timer for the STARFIVE JH7110 SoC"
> > > +    depends on ARCH_STARFIVE || COMPILE_TEST
> >
> > You may want to use ARCH_STARFIVE only if the platform can make this timer optional. Otherwise, set the option from the platform Kconfig and put the bool "bla bla" if COMPILE_TEST
>
> Yes, this timer only be used on the StarFive SoC. So I intend to modify to this:
>
> bool "Timer for the STARFIVE JH7110 SoC" if COMPILE_TEST
> depends on ARCH_STARFIVE

In this case, you should change the platform config and select the timer 
from there. Remove the depends on ARCH_STARFIVE so it is possible enable 
cross test compilation. Otherwise COMPILE_TEST will not work on other 
platforms.

[ ... ]

> > > +struct jh7110_clkevt {
> > > +    struct clock_event_device evt;
> > > +    struct clocksource cs;
> > > +    bool cs_is_valid;
> > > +    struct clk *clk;
> > > +    struct reset_control *rst;
> > > +    u32 rate;
> > > +    u32 reload_val;
> > > +    void __iomem *base;
> > > +    char name[sizeof("jh7110-timer.chX")];
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +struct jh7110_timer_priv {
> > > +    struct clk *pclk;
> > > +    struct reset_control *prst;
> > > +    struct jh7110_clkevt clkevt[JH7110_TIMER_CH_MAX];
> >
> > Why do you need several clock events and clock sources ?
>
> This timer has four counters (channels) which run independently. So each counter can have its own clock event and clock source to configure different settings.

The kernel only needs one clocksource. Usually multiple clockevents are 
per-cpu based system.

The driver does not seem to have a per cpu timer but just initializing 
multiple clockevents which will end up unused, wasting energy.


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