Re: [PATCH 5/5] i2c: imx-lpi2c: increase PM timeout to avoid operate clk frequently

[Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@ew.tq-group.com>]

Hi,

Am Freitag, 30. August 2024, 10:53:16 CEST schrieb Carlos Song:
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> > operate clk frequently
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> > Hi,
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> > Am Donnerstag, 29. August 2024, 11:37:22 CEST schrieb carlos.song@nxp.com:
> > > From: Clark Wang <xiaoning.wang@nxp.com>
> > >
> > > Switching the clock frequently will affect the data transmission
> > > efficiency, and prolong the timeout to reduce autosuspend times for
> > > lpi2c.
> >
> > Efficiency as in throughput or total time per transfer? Do you have any numbers?
> >
> 
> Hi, Thank your for your quick ack!
> 
> Apologies for the unclear explanation. The efficiency I'm referring to isn't just for I2C. For platforms with SC firmware
> like the 8X series, every i2c transfer to enable or disable the clock notifies the SC firmware to perform a clock operation.
> So if the autosuspend time is short, i2c may enable and disable clock frequently, it will occupy resources of the SC firmware.
> 
> Therefore, we add this patch to minimize the excessive sc firmware resource waste caused by frequent I2C clock enable/disable operations.

Thanks for the explanation. So this delay only occurs on systems using an SC (imx8qm/qxp) or SM (imx95), right?
Is there a chance to detect this kind of clock provider and make this timeout configurable?

Best regards,
Alexander
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