Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] riscv: dts: spacemit: Add cpu scaling for K1 SoC

[Yao Zi <me@ziyao.cc>]

On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 01:59:05PM +0800, Shuwei Wu wrote:
> On Tue Apr 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM CST, Anand Moon wrote:
> > Hi Shuwei,
> >
> > On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 at 13:30, Shuwei Wu <shuwei.wu@mailbox.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Add Operating Performance Points (OPP) tables and CPU clock properties
> >> for the two clusters in the SpacemiT K1 SoC.
> >>
> >> Also assign the CPU power supply (cpu-supply) for the Banana Pi BPI-F3
> >> board to fully enable CPU DVFS.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Shuwei Wu <shuwei.wu@mailbox.org>
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Changes in v2:
> >> - Add k1-opp.dtsi with OPP tables for both CPU clusters
> >> - Assign CPU supplies and include OPP table for Banana Pi BPI-F3
> >> ---
> >>  arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-bananapi-f3.dts |  35 +++++++-
> >>  arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-opp.dtsi        | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1.dtsi            |   8 ++
> >>  3 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>

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> Regarding the necessity of listing these clocks in the DT, my analysis is as follows:
> 1. For CCI550, I did not find a clear definition of this clock's specific role
> in the SoC datasheet. Although the vendor kernel increases its frequency,
> my benchmarks show that maintaining the mainline default (245.76MHz) has a
> negligible impact on CPU performance.

FYI, CCI550 is used for naming an ARM interconnect IP[1], which matches
your observation.

...

> Best regards,
> Shuwei Wu

Regards,
Yao Zi.

[1]: https://developer.arm.com/Processors/CoreLink%20CCI-550