[PATCH net-next v8 04/15] dpll: sit9531x: read DPLL types and pin properties from system firmware

From: Ali Rouhi

Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 17:58:15 EST


From: Oleg Zadorozhnyi <Oleg.Zadorozhnyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The DPLL core wants a type per device and a property set per pin: a
label, the direction, the capabilities, and the frequencies the pin
supports. None of that can be read from the chip -- which frequencies a
board actually presents on a given input, and whether an output's
embedded sync is wired to be controllable, are board facts -- so they
come from the firmware node, with defaults for a node that does not
describe them.

Input pins are interleaved P and N lanes of four differential pairs, so a
logical index maps to a pair and a lane, and a pair configured
single-ended presents two independent inputs where a differential one
presents one. The labels follow from that, and the two extra input
positions -- the crystal and the inter-PLL sync net -- are named
separately.

Kept in its own file, and introduced before anything is registered, so
the registration code that follows has nothing to say about firmware.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Zadorozhnyi <Oleg.Zadorozhnyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-4-opus [chat]
Signed-off-by: Ali Rouhi <arouhi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dpll/sit9531x/Makefile | 2 +-
drivers/dpll/sit9531x/core.h | 72 ++++++
drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.c | 406 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.h | 39 ++++
4 files changed, 518 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.c
create mode 100644 drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.h

diff --git a/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/Makefile b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/Makefile
index a221fe55386a..819af61123f5 100644
--- a/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

obj-$(CONFIG_SIT9531X_DPLL) += sit9531x.o
-sit9531x-y := core.o
+sit9531x-y := core.o prop.o
diff --git a/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/core.h b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/core.h
index 76a2632f0ce4..230b21b9e238 100644
--- a/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/core.h
+++ b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/core.h
@@ -23,7 +23,17 @@

#define SIT9531X_NUM_PLLS 4
#define SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS 8
+#define SIT9531X_NUM_INPUT_PAIRS (SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS / 2)
#define SIT9531X_MAX_OUTPUTS 12
+/*
+ * INTSYNC (the inter-PLL sync net) is modeled as two pins. The
+ * destination PLL that locks to INTSYNC sees an input pin
+ * (SIT9531X_INTSYNC_PIN_ID, in the input id namespace after the physical
+ * inputs and the xtal); the source PLL that drives INTSYNC sees an output
+ * pin (SIT9531X_INTSYNC_OUT_PIN_ID, appended after the physical outputs).
+ */
+#define SIT9531X_INTSYNC_PIN_ID (SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS + 1)
+#define SIT9531X_INTSYNC_OUT_PIN_ID SIT9531X_MAX_OUTPUTS

/*
* struct sit9531x_chip_info - chip variant identification
@@ -41,6 +51,39 @@ struct sit9531x_chip_info {
const u8 *clkout_map;
};

+/*
+ * enum sit9531x_signal_mode - input signal electrical mode
+ * @SIT9531X_MODE_SE: single-ended
+ * @SIT9531X_MODE_DE: differential
+ */
+enum sit9531x_signal_mode {
+ SIT9531X_MODE_SE = 0,
+ SIT9531X_MODE_DE,
+};
+
+/*
+ * struct sit9531x_ref - input reference state
+ * @freq: configured frequency in Hz
+ * @label: board label from DT or default
+ * @sig_mode: signal mode of the pair this lane belongs to
+ * (detected from CLKINx_INPUT_MODE at probe)
+ */
+struct sit9531x_ref {
+ u32 freq;
+ const char *label;
+ enum sit9531x_signal_mode sig_mode;
+};
+
+/*
+ * struct sit9531x_out - output state
+ * @freq: configured frequency in Hz
+ * @label: board label from DT or default
+ */
+struct sit9531x_out {
+ u32 freq;
+ const char *label;
+};
+
/*
* struct sit9531x_dev - SiT9531x device instance
* @dev: parent device
@@ -48,6 +91,8 @@ struct sit9531x_chip_info {
* @regmap: paged register map
* @info: detected chip variant info
* @multiop_lock: serializes multi-register sequences
+ * @ref: array of input reference states
+ * @out: array of output states
* @xtal_freq: crystal oscillator frequency in Hz
* @reset_gpio: optional reset line (DT "reset-gpios"), NULL if absent
*/
@@ -59,11 +104,38 @@ struct sit9531x_dev {
/* Serializes multi-step register sequences */
struct mutex multiop_lock;

+ /* Hardware state */
+ struct sit9531x_ref ref[SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS + 1]; /* +1 for xtal */
+ struct sit9531x_out out[SIT9531X_MAX_OUTPUTS];
u32 xtal_freq;

struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
};

+/*
+ * Logical input pins are interleaved: even index = P lane, odd
+ * index = N lane of pair index/2 (IN0P, IN0N, IN1P, IN1N, ...).
+ * Index SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS is the XO input.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_input_pair - get input pair number for a logical input index
+ * @index: logical input pin index
+ */
+static inline u8 sit9531x_input_pair(u8 index)
+{
+ return index >> 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_input_is_n - check if a logical input index is an N lane
+ * @index: logical input pin index
+ */
+static inline bool sit9531x_input_is_n(u8 index)
+{
+ return index & 1;
+}
+
/*
* sit9531x_pll_page - get register page for PLL index
* @pll_idx: PLL index (0 = PLLA, 3 = PLLD)
diff --git a/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.c b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94f3da716297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.c
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * SiTime SiT9531x firmware node property parsing
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 SiTime Corp.
+ * Author: Ali Rouhi <arouhi@xxxxxxxxxx>
+ * Author: Oleg Zadorozhnyi <Oleg.Zadorozhnyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ *
+ * Retrieves pin properties from Device Tree firmware nodes (or
+ * applies defaults when no firmware node exists).
+ */
+
+#include <linux/dev_printk.h>
+#include <linux/dpll.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/fwnode.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
+#include "core.h"
+#include "prop.h"
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_input_pin_label - fill the package label for an input pin
+ *
+ * Split out so input-naming changes stay local to this helper.
+ */
+static void sit9531x_input_pin_label(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev,
+ struct sit9531x_pin_props *props, u8 id)
+{
+ u8 pair = sit9531x_input_pair(id);
+
+ if (sitdev->ref[id].sig_mode == SIT9531X_MODE_DE)
+ snprintf(props->package_label,
+ sizeof(props->package_label), "IN%u", pair);
+ else
+ snprintf(props->package_label,
+ sizeof(props->package_label), "IN%u%c", pair,
+ sit9531x_input_is_n(id) ? 'N' : 'P');
+}
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_prop_pin_package_label_set - generate package label
+ * @dir: pin direction
+ * @id: pin index
+ *
+ * Generates a package label string. Output pins are named "OUT0",
+ * "OUT1", ... Input pins are named after the physical pair and lane:
+ * "IN0P", "IN0N", "IN1P", ... for single-ended lanes, or "IN0",
+ * "IN1", ... when the pair is configured differential (the N lane is
+ * not registered in that case).
+ */
+static void
+sit9531x_prop_pin_package_label_set(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev,
+ struct sit9531x_pin_props *props,
+ enum dpll_pin_direction dir, u8 id)
+{
+ /* The internal INTSYNC pin has a fixed label */
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT &&
+ id == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_PIN_ID) {
+ strscpy(props->package_label, "INTSYNC",
+ sizeof(props->package_label));
+ props->dpll_props.package_label = props->package_label;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* The internal XO reference has a fixed label */
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT && id == SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS) {
+ strscpy(props->package_label, "XO",
+ sizeof(props->package_label));
+ props->dpll_props.package_label = props->package_label;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* The internal INTSYNC source (output) pin has a fixed label */
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_OUTPUT &&
+ id == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_OUT_PIN_ID) {
+ strscpy(props->package_label, "SYNCOUT",
+ sizeof(props->package_label));
+ props->dpll_props.package_label = props->package_label;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT)
+ sit9531x_input_pin_label(sitdev, props, id);
+ else
+ snprintf(props->package_label, sizeof(props->package_label),
+ "OUT%u", id);
+
+ props->dpll_props.package_label = props->package_label;
+}
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_prop_pin_fwnode_get - find firmware node for a pin
+ * @dir: pin direction
+ * @id: pin index
+ *
+ * Searches for input-pins/output-pins child nodes in DT, looking
+ * for a child whose "reg" property matches @id.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -ENOENT if no firmware node exists
+ */
+static int
+sit9531x_prop_pin_fwnode_get(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev,
+ struct sit9531x_pin_props *props,
+ enum dpll_pin_direction dir, u8 id)
+{
+ struct fwnode_handle *pins_node, *pin_node;
+ const char *node_name;
+
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT)
+ node_name = "input-pins";
+ else
+ node_name = "output-pins";
+
+ pins_node = device_get_named_child_node(sitdev->dev, node_name);
+ if (!pins_node) {
+ dev_dbg(sitdev->dev, "'%s' sub-node is missing\n", node_name);
+ return -ENOENT;
+ }
+
+ /* Enumerate child pin nodes and find the requested one */
+ fwnode_for_each_child_node(pins_node, pin_node) {
+ u32 reg;
+
+ if (fwnode_property_read_u32(pin_node, "reg", &reg))
+ continue;
+
+ if (id == reg)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ fwnode_handle_put(pins_node);
+
+ props->fwnode = pin_node;
+
+ dev_dbg(sitdev->dev, "Firmware node for %s %sfound\n",
+ props->package_label, pin_node ? "" : "NOT ");
+
+ return pin_node ? 0 : -ENOENT;
+}
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_pin_props_get - get pin properties for a given pin
+ * @dir: pin direction (INPUT or OUTPUT)
+ * @index: pin index
+ *
+ * Allocates a pin properties structure, generates a package label,
+ * looks up the firmware node if available, and reads optional
+ * properties (label, connection-type, supported-frequencies-hz,
+ * esync-control).
+ *
+ * Call sit9531x_pin_props_put() to free the returned structure.
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to pin properties on success, error pointer on error
+ */
+struct sit9531x_pin_props *
+sit9531x_pin_props_get(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev,
+ enum dpll_pin_direction dir, u8 index)
+{
+ struct dpll_pin_frequency *ranges;
+ struct sit9531x_pin_props *props;
+ int i, j, num_freqs = 0, rc;
+ u64 *freqs = NULL;
+ const char *type;
+ u32 curr_freq;
+
+ props = kzalloc_obj(*props, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!props)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_PIN_ID) {
+ /*
+ * INTSYNC destination pin: a PLL locks to the INTSYNC net as a
+ * reference, so it can be connected and re-prioritised.
+ */
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_INT_OSCILLATOR;
+ props->dpll_props.capabilities =
+ DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_PRIORITY_CAN_CHANGE |
+ DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_STATE_CAN_CHANGE;
+ curr_freq = 0;
+ } else if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_OUTPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_OUT_PIN_ID) {
+ /*
+ * INTSYNC source pin: a PLL drives the INTSYNC net. It can be
+ * connected/disconnected but carries no priority (driving the
+ * net is not a reference selection) and no frequency.
+ */
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_INT_OSCILLATOR;
+ props->dpll_props.capabilities =
+ DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_STATE_CAN_CHANGE;
+ curr_freq = 0;
+ } else if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_MAX_INPUTS) {
+ /* The XO reference is fixed: no state or priority control. */
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_INT_OSCILLATOR;
+ props->dpll_props.capabilities = 0;
+ sitdev->ref[index].freq = sitdev->xtal_freq;
+ curr_freq = sitdev->xtal_freq;
+ } else if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT) {
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_EXT;
+ props->dpll_props.capabilities =
+ DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_PRIORITY_CAN_CHANGE |
+ DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_STATE_CAN_CHANGE;
+ curr_freq = sitdev->ref[index].freq;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * A synthesized clock output is an external connection with
+ * no more specific meaning; a board that knows better says
+ * so through the pin's connection-type property below.
+ */
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_EXT;
+ props->dpll_props.capabilities =
+ DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_STATE_CAN_CHANGE;
+ curr_freq = sitdev->out[index].freq;
+
+ /*
+ * Allow phase-adjust over a +/-1 ms window. The subsystem
+ * rejects pin_set(phase-adjust, X) when X falls outside
+ * [min, max], so leaving these at 0 silently blocks every
+ * netlink call. 1 ms is well beyond the DCO dynamic range
+ * but costs nothing. Only outputs get a range: input pins
+ * have no .phase_adjust_set, and advertising one there would
+ * promise userspace something every set would refuse.
+ */
+ props->dpll_props.phase_range.min = -1000000000; /* -1 ms in ps */
+ props->dpll_props.phase_range.max = 1000000000; /* +1 ms in ps */
+ }
+
+ /* Generate package label */
+ sit9531x_prop_pin_package_label_set(sitdev, props, dir, index);
+
+ /*
+ * Both INTSYNC pins are internal to the chip and have no board-level
+ * wiring, so they take no properties from the firmware node.
+ */
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_PIN_ID)
+ goto skip_fwnode_props;
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_OUTPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_OUT_PIN_ID)
+ goto skip_fwnode_props;
+
+ rc = sit9531x_prop_pin_fwnode_get(sitdev, props, dir, index);
+ if (rc)
+ goto skip_fwnode_props;
+
+ /* Look for "label" property -> board label */
+ fwnode_property_read_string(props->fwnode, "label",
+ &props->dpll_props.board_label);
+
+ /* Look for "connection-type" property -> pin type enum */
+ if (!fwnode_property_read_string(props->fwnode, "connection-type",
+ &type)) {
+ if (!strcmp(type, "ext"))
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_EXT;
+ else if (!strcmp(type, "gnss"))
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_GNSS;
+ else if (!strcmp(type, "int") ||
+ !strcmp(type, "int-oscillator"))
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_INT_OSCILLATOR;
+ else if (!strcmp(type, "synce") ||
+ !strcmp(type, "synce-eth-port"))
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_SYNCE_ETH_PORT;
+ else if (!strcmp(type, "mux"))
+ props->dpll_props.type = DPLL_PIN_TYPE_MUX;
+ else
+ dev_warn(sitdev->dev,
+ "Unknown pin type '%s'\n", type);
+ }
+
+ props->esync_control =
+ fwnode_property_read_bool(props->fwnode, "esync-control");
+
+ num_freqs = fwnode_property_count_u64(props->fwnode,
+ "supported-frequencies-hz");
+ if (num_freqs <= 0) {
+ num_freqs = 0;
+ goto skip_fwnode_props;
+ }
+
+ freqs = kcalloc(num_freqs, sizeof(*freqs), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!freqs) {
+ rc = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err_alloc_freqs;
+ }
+
+ fwnode_property_read_u64_array(props->fwnode,
+ "supported-frequencies-hz",
+ freqs, num_freqs);
+
+ /*
+ * Seed the runtime ref->freq / out->freq with the first DT-listed
+ * supported frequency so the netlink frequency_get callback reports
+ * a sane initial value before any pin_set occurs. DT lists the
+ * physically-wired reference frequency for each input pin and the
+ * default output frequency for each output pin.
+ */
+ if (num_freqs > 0) {
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT)
+ sitdev->ref[index].freq = (u32)freqs[0];
+ else
+ sitdev->out[index].freq = (u32)freqs[0];
+ curr_freq = (u32)freqs[0];
+ }
+
+skip_fwnode_props:
+ /* Neither INTSYNC pin carries a frequency attribute */
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_INPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_PIN_ID)
+ return props;
+ if (dir == DPLL_PIN_DIRECTION_OUTPUT &&
+ index == SIT9531X_INTSYNC_OUT_PIN_ID)
+ return props;
+
+ /* Allocate frequency ranges list -- DT discrete entries + current
+ * freq + one catch-all wide range so the subsystem never pre-
+ * rejects a frequency_set call. The chip's real admissible set
+ * is bounded by VCO / divider math in sit9531x_output_freq_set().
+ */
+ ranges = kcalloc(num_freqs + 2, sizeof(*ranges), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ranges) {
+ rc = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err_alloc_ranges;
+ }
+
+ /* Current freq as first entry */
+ ranges[0] = (struct dpll_pin_frequency)DPLL_PIN_FREQUENCY(curr_freq);
+ j = 1;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < num_freqs; i++) {
+ struct dpll_pin_frequency freq = DPLL_PIN_FREQUENCY(freqs[i]);
+
+ if (freqs[i] == curr_freq)
+ continue;
+ ranges[j++] = freq;
+ }
+
+ /* Always append a wide catch-all range */
+ ranges[j].min = 1;
+ ranges[j].max = 1000000000ULL; /* 1 GHz */
+ j++;
+
+ props->dpll_props.freq_supported = ranges;
+ props->dpll_props.freq_supported_num = j;
+
+ kfree(freqs);
+
+ return props;
+
+err_alloc_ranges:
+ kfree(freqs);
+err_alloc_freqs:
+ fwnode_handle_put(props->fwnode);
+ kfree(props);
+
+ return ERR_PTR(rc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_pin_props_put - release pin properties
+ * @props: pin properties to free
+ */
+void sit9531x_pin_props_put(struct sit9531x_pin_props *props)
+{
+ kfree(props->dpll_props.freq_supported);
+
+ if (props->fwnode)
+ fwnode_handle_put(props->fwnode);
+
+ kfree(props);
+}
+
+/*
+ * sit9531x_prop_dpll_type_get - get DPLL channel type from firmware
+ * @index: DPLL channel index (0-3)
+ *
+ * Reads the "dpll-types" string array property from the firmware node
+ * and returns the corresponding DPLL type enum.
+ *
+ * Return: DPLL type for the given channel (default: DPLL_TYPE_PPS)
+ */
+enum dpll_type
+sit9531x_prop_dpll_type_get(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev, u8 index)
+{
+ const char *types[SIT9531X_NUM_PLLS];
+ int count;
+
+ count = device_property_read_string_array(sitdev->dev, "dpll-types",
+ types, ARRAY_SIZE(types));
+
+ if (index >= count)
+ return DPLL_TYPE_PPS;
+
+ if (!strcmp(types[index], "pps"))
+ return DPLL_TYPE_PPS;
+ else if (!strcmp(types[index], "eec"))
+ return DPLL_TYPE_EEC;
+
+ dev_warn(sitdev->dev, "Unknown DPLL type '%s', using default\n",
+ types[index]);
+
+ return DPLL_TYPE_PPS;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.h b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7f1c854b955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dpll/sit9531x/prop.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * SiTime SiT9531x firmware node property parsing
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 SiTime Corp.
+ * Author: Ali Rouhi <arouhi@xxxxxxxxxx>
+ * Author: Oleg Zadorozhnyi <Oleg.Zadorozhnyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SIT9531X_PROP_H
+#define _SIT9531X_PROP_H
+
+#include <linux/dpll.h>
+#include <linux/fwnode.h>
+
+struct sit9531x_dev;
+
+/*
+ * struct sit9531x_pin_props - pin properties from firmware
+ * @fwnode: firmware node handle (NULL if no DT node)
+ * @dpll_props: DPLL core pin properties
+ * @package_label: pin package label (e.g. "IN0", "OUT3")
+ * @esync_control: embedded sync is controllable
+ */
+struct sit9531x_pin_props {
+ struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
+ struct dpll_pin_properties dpll_props;
+ char package_label[8];
+ bool esync_control;
+};
+
+enum dpll_type sit9531x_prop_dpll_type_get(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev,
+ u8 index);
+struct sit9531x_pin_props *sit9531x_pin_props_get(struct sit9531x_dev *sitdev,
+ enum dpll_pin_direction dir,
+ u8 index);
+void sit9531x_pin_props_put(struct sit9531x_pin_props *props);
+
+#endif /* _SIT9531X_PROP_H */
--
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