Re: [PATCH 2/3] clk: qcom: gcc-sm8150: Add gcc_parents_0_ao support

[Konrad Dybcio]

On 1/25/24 06:49, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> On 1/23/2024 11:17 PM, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> > On 1/23/24 17:34, Satya Priya Kakitapalli wrote:
> > > Add active_only support for gcc_parents_0, this is needed because
> > > some of the clocks under it are critical which would vote on xo
> > > blocking the suspend.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Satya Priya Kakitapalli <quic_skakitap@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> >
> > Is there a need to keep gcc_cpuss_ahb_clk_src around? Do we do any
> > ratesetting on it? Should we ever turn it off?
>
> The branch clocks under gcc_cpuss_ahb_clk_src are critical clocks, which are running at 19.2Mhz causing vote on XO during suspend. As of now no rate setting is happening but this rcg is useful to get the exact rates from debugfs. Hence this change is needed to avoid XO shutdown issues.

So, if I underderstood you correctly, this clock serves no purpose other
than getting rate?

In this case, I'd say we should de-register it from the clock driver and
use debugcc [1] (contributions welcome!) for precise measurements.

Konrad

[1] https://github.com/linux-msm/debugcc