Re: [PATCH v1 3/5] ASoC: codec: pcm1681: Enable system clock before regmap access

From: Shawn Guo

Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 13:38:30 EST


On Mon, Sep 07, 2026 at 11:39:44PM +0530, Mohammad Rafi Shaik wrote:
> The PCM1681 DAC requires the SCK (system clock) input to be
> present for proper device operation. On platforms where SCK
> is provided by a controllable clock source, register accesses
> over I2C may fail when the clock is not enabled.
>
> Add optional clock support to the PCM1681 driver by acquiring
> the "sck" clock, enabling it during probe, and registering a
> managed cleanup action to disable it during device removal or
> probe failure.
>
> This allows platforms to model the PCM1681 system clock through
> the common clock framework and ensures the device is operational
> before regmap initialization and register accesses occur.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mohammad Rafi Shaik <mohammad.rafi.shaik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> sound/soc/codecs/pcm1681.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/pcm1681.c b/sound/soc/codecs/pcm1681.c
> index 60fdbe5c4e05..cfe549176d14 100644
> --- a/sound/soc/codecs/pcm1681.c
> +++ b/sound/soc/codecs/pcm1681.c
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
> #include <linux/i2c.h>
> #include <linux/regmap.h>
> #include <linux/of.h>
> +#include <linux/clk.h>
> #include <sound/pcm.h>
> #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
> #include <sound/soc.h>
> @@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ struct pcm1681_private {
> unsigned int deemph;
> /* Current rate for deemphasis control */
> unsigned int rate;
> + struct clk *sclk;
> };
>
> static const int pcm1681_deemph[] = { 44100, 48000, 32000 };
> @@ -311,6 +313,22 @@ static int pcm1681_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> if (!priv)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> + priv->sclk = devm_clk_get_optional(&client->dev, "sck");
> + if (IS_ERR(priv->sclk))
> + return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(priv->sclk),
> + "Failed to get sck\n");
> +
> + ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->sclk);
> + if (ret)
> + return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, ret,
> + "Failed to enable sck\n");
> +
> + ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&client->dev,
> + (void (*)(void *))clk_disable_unprepare,
> + priv->sclk);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +

All three calls can collapse into one?

priv->sclk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&client->dev, "sck");
if (IS_ERR(priv->sclk))
return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(priv->sclk), "Failed to get sck\n");

Also, priv->sclk is never used after probe, so drop the struct member
and use a local.

Shawn

> priv->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &pcm1681_regmap);
> if (IS_ERR(priv->regmap)) {
> ret = PTR_ERR(priv->regmap);
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>