Re: [RESEND v1] clk: imx95-blk-ctl: Add func_out_en clock for i.MX9x PCIe

From: Frank Li

Date: Thu Jul 30 2026 - 11:50:09 EST


On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 04:55:42PM +0800, hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxx>
>
> Add a func_out_en clock for i.MX9x PCIe to serve as the parent gate clock
> of the CREF_EN (BIT6) gate clock. Both of these two gate clocks enable
> the output of the internal 100MHz differential reference clock.
>
> When the internal PLL clock is used as the PCIe reference clock, both
> BIT6 (CREF_EN) and BIT2 (FUNC_OUTPUT_EN) control the PCIE_REF_OUT_CLK.
>
> If these bits default to 1, the output clock is enabled. With typical
> 100-ohm termination on the board, this results in approximately 6mA of
> unnecessary power consumption when the PCIe internal PLL clock is not
> in use.
>
> To eliminate this power consumption, add a func_out_en clock gate that
> serves as the parent of the existing CREF_EN (BIT6) gate clock. Both
> gates must be enabled to output the internal 100MHz differential
> reference clock, and both will be disabled when the clock is not needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>

> drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx95-blk-ctl.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx95-blk-ctl.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx95-blk-ctl.c
> index 56bed44719954..1f9259f456079 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx95-blk-ctl.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx95-blk-ctl.c
> @@ -286,18 +286,28 @@ static const struct imx95_blk_ctl_dev_data netcmix_dev_data = {
> static const struct imx95_blk_ctl_clk_dev_data hsio_blk_ctl_clk_dev_data[] = {
> [0] = {
> .name = "hsio_blk_ctl_clk",
> - .parent_names = (const char *[]){ "hsio_pll", },
> + .parent_names = (const char *[]){ "func_out_en", },
> .num_parents = 1,
> .reg = 0,
> .bit_idx = 6,
> .bit_width = 1,
> .type = CLK_GATE,
> .flags = CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT,
> + },
> + [1] = {
> + .name = "func_out_en",
> + .parent_names = (const char *[]){ "hsio_pll", },
> + .num_parents = 1,
> + .reg = 0,
> + .bit_idx = 2,
> + .bit_width = 1,
> + .type = CLK_GATE,
> + .flags = CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT,
> }
> };
>
> static const struct imx95_blk_ctl_dev_data hsio_blk_ctl_dev_data = {
> - .num_clks = 1,
> + .num_clks = ARRAY_SIZE(hsio_blk_ctl_clk_dev_data),
> .clk_dev_data = hsio_blk_ctl_clk_dev_data,
> .clk_reg_offset = 0,
> };
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>