Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] clk: amlogic: Optimize PLL enable timing

[Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@baylibre.com>]

On Thu 30 Oct 2025 at 13:24, Chuan Liu via B4 Relay <devnull+chuan.liu.amlogic.com@kernel.org> wrote:

> From: Chuan Liu <chuan.liu@amlogic.com>
>
> l_detect controls the enablement of the PLL lock detection module.
> It should remain disabled while the internal PLL circuits are
> reaching a steady state; otherwise, the lock signal may be falsely
> triggered high.
>
> Before enabling the internal power supply of the PLL, l_detect should
> be disabled. After the PLL’s internal circuits have stabilized,
> l_detect should be enabled to prevent false lock signal triggers.

You to reformat this description. It feel that both paragraph are saying
the same thing.

>
> Currently, only A1 supports both l_detect and current_en, so this
> patch will only affect A1.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chuan Liu <chuan.liu@amlogic.com>
> ---
>  drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c b/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c
> index 6c794adb8ccd..c6eebde1f516 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/meson/clk-pll.c
> @@ -383,36 +383,38 @@ static int meson_clk_pll_enable(struct clk_hw *hw)
>  	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->rst))
>  		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->rst, 1);
>  
> +	/* Disable the PLL lock-detect module */
> +	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->l_detect))
> +		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->l_detect, 1);
> +
>  	/* Enable the pll */
>  	meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->en, 1);
>  	/* Wait for Bandgap and LDO to power up and stabilize */
>  	udelay(20);
>  
> -	/* Take the pll out reset */
> -	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->rst))
> -		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->rst, 0);

Why is the reset moving around ? nothing is said in the description about
that

> -
> -	/* Wait for PLL loop stabilization */
> -	udelay(20);
> -
>  	/*
>  	 * Compared with the previous SoCs, self-adaption current module
>  	 * is newly added for A1, keep the new power-on sequence to enable the
>  	 * PLL. The sequence is:
> -	 * 1. enable the pll, delay for 10us
> +	 * 1. enable the pll, delay for 20us
>  	 * 2. enable the pll self-adaption current module, delay for 40us
>  	 * 3. enable the lock detect module
>  	 */
>  	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->current_en)) {
> -		udelay(10);
>  		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->current_en, 1);
> -		udelay(40);
> +		udelay(20);
>  	}
>  
> -	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->l_detect)) {
> -		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->l_detect, 1);
> +	/* Take the pll out reset */
> +	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->rst))
> +		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->rst, 0);
> +
> +	/* Wait for PLL loop stabilization */
> +	udelay(20);
> +
> +	/* Enable the lock-detect module */
> +	if (MESON_PARM_APPLICABLE(&pll->l_detect))
>  		meson_parm_write(clk->map, &pll->l_detect, 0);
> -	}
>  
>  	if (meson_clk_pll_wait_lock(hw)) {
>  		/* disable PLL when PLL lock failed. */

-- 
Jerome