Re: [PATCH v3 03/10] arm64: dts: qcom: kaanapali: Add TSENS and thermal zones

From: Dmitry Baryshkov

Date: Thu Jan 15 2026 - 15:42:34 EST


On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 11:22:57AM +0100, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> On 1/15/26 8:09 AM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:49:05PM -0800, Jingyi Wang wrote:
> >> From: Manaf Meethalavalappu Pallikunhi <manaf.pallikunhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> The Kaanapali includes seven TSENS instances, with a total of 55 thermal
> >> sensors distributed across various locations on the SoC.
> >>
> >> The TSENS max/reset threshold is configured to 130°C in the hardware.
> >> Enable all TSENS instances, and define the thermal zones with a critical
> >> trip at 125°C
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Manaf Meethalavalappu Pallikunhi <manaf.pallikunhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Jingyi Wang <jingyi.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/kaanapali.dtsi | 745 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> 1 file changed, 745 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> @@ -4795,6 +4879,667 @@ pdp_tx: scp-sram-section@100 {
> >> };
> >> };
> >>
> >> + thermal-zones {
> >> + cpullc-0-0-thermal {
> >> + thermal-sensors = <&tsens0 0>;
> >> +
> >> + trips {
> >> + cpullc-0-0-critical {
> >> + temperature = <125000>;
> >> + hysteresis = <0>;
> >> + type = "critical";
> >
> > I'd really suggest having several "hot" trip points at a temp less than
> > 125°C. (And 125°C for critical looks way too critical for me).
>
> LMH and the firmware make sure this never happens, the critical trip
> point is a last resort safety mechanism

Looking at e.g. SM8650, I can't stop but notice "hot" trip points at
110°C and "critical" at 115°C. I think, LMH is a replacement for
"passive" trip points. But for the thermal shutdown we should give users
more warnings.

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With best wishes
Dmitry