Re: [PATCH v9 0/3] Add support for Allwinner PWM on D1/T113s/R329 SoCs

[きくちゃんさん]

Hello Aleksandr,

I had coincidentally developed a PWM driver for the device.
Based on my experience, I find that dynamically changing the coupled
DIV_M value is quite complex.
The current approach has limitations, especially with resolution
changes, which can be unpredictable for users. For example:

  1. Enabling channel A automatically selects DIV_M.
  2. Enabling coupled channel B with a specific period may result in
poor resolution for channel B, as the DIV_M value depends on the
period of channel A.
  3. If channel B is enabled first, channel A may not be enabled if
its period doesn't fit the DIV_M range selected by channel B.

Additionally, using APB as a clock source for the channels would
further complicate the process.

To simplify this, I suggest (maybe for the future) specifying these
values directly in the Device Tree like this:
```
allwinner,pwm-coupled-channel-clock-sources="hosc", "apb", "hosc";
allwinner,pwm-coupled-channel-clock-prescales=<0>, <3>, <8>;
```
This would delegate the complexity to the DT, making the resolution
predictable for users.
As a bonus, it introduces a way to select clock sources for each
coupled channels.

For the meantime, I think it is enough to use fixed "hosc" and <0> for
regular use.

Looking forward to your thoughts.

Best regards,
kikuchan.