Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] dt/bindings: Update binding for PM domain idle states

[Lina Iyer <lina.iyer@linaro.org>]

On Mon, Aug 15 2016 at 10:14 -0600, Sudeep Holla wrote:
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>On 15/08/16 17:08, Lina Iyer wrote:
>>On Fri, Aug 12 2016 at 04:08 -0600, Sudeep Holla wrote:
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>>>On 11/08/16 22:10, Lina Iyer wrote:
>>>>On Wed, Aug 10 2016 at 12:09 -0600, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>[...]
>>>
>>>>>cluster0
>>>>>   CLUSTER_RET(Retention)
>>>>>   CLUSTER_PG(Power Gate)
>>>>>   core0
>>>>>       CORE_RET
>>>>>       CORE_PG
>>>>>   core1
>>>>>       CORE_RET
>>>>>       CORE_PG
>>>>>
>>>>>cluster1
>>>>>   CLUSTER_RET
>>>>>   CLUSTER_PG
>>>>>   core0
>>>>>       CORE_RET
>>>>>       CORE_PG
>>>>>   core1
>>>>>       CORE_RET
>>>>>       CORE_PG
>>>>>
>>>>>Platform Co-ordinate supports the following states and we should be
>>>>>able to determine that from the binding:
>>>>>
>>>>>CORE_RET
>>>>>CORE_PG
>>>>>CORE_RET + CLUSTER_RET
>>>>
>>>>The problem that we have to sove here is knowing that CORE_RET +
>>>>CLUSTER_PG (hypothetically) an invalid combination. Kevin and
>>>>I debated it in the earlier RFC and we dont have a good way to solve
>>>>this generically for all devices.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, I agree it's complex. But that needs to be solved IMO.
>>>
>>>I can think of 2 possible solutions:
>>>
>>>1. Index the states(which people have not liked, but as along as we
>>>  don't use it in the code as it for any other purpose, it should be
>>>  fine) and then have each state mentioning what parent state can be
>>>  entered at this child state(i.e. starting index and all states below
>>>  it)
>>>
>>This is how QCOM solved it downstream.
>>
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>Yes even ACPI has indices to solve this.
>
>>>2. Something similar to (1) but without index instead phandles.
>>>
>>
>>The problem is when you have non-CPU devices in the device tree and
>>since they do not have a way to represent states like CPU, we did not
>>have a clear path to that. Hence we punted that to later. Whatever we
>>do, we should solve it for a generic PM domain, not just CPU domains.
>>
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>Yes bindings defined here should be applicable for devices to, but only
>CPU's will have this hierarchy while the devices need not bother about
>hierarchy. However the parent power domain can ever the state which is
>least common denominator of all it's children power domain. That's my
>understanding. No ?
>
That is correct. But say if all the CPUs choose CORE_RET + CLUSTER_PG,
which is invalid and the firmware has to ignore it and does CORE_RET +
CLUSTER_RET instead, then Linux may have an inconsistent view of the
state selection.

Thanks,
Lina

>-- 
>Regards,
>Sudeep