Re: [PATCH] media: qcom: camss: Enable setting the rate to camnoc_rt_axi clock

[Hangxiang Ma <hangxiang.ma@oss.qualcomm.com>]

On 10/17/2025 7:41 PM, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> On 16/10/2025 21:53, Vijay Kumar Tumati wrote:
>>
>> On 10/16/2025 8:31 AM, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
>>> On 16/10/2025 13:22, Loic Poulain wrote:
>>>>> I'm - perhaps naively - assuming this clock really is required ... and
>>>>> that both will be needed concurrently.
>>>> AFAIU, the NRT clock is not in use for the capture part, and only
>>>> required for the offline processing engine (IPE, OPE), which will
>>>> likely be described as a separated node.
>>>
>>> Maybe yeah though we already have bindings.
>>>
>>> @Hangxiang I thought we had discussed this clock was required for your
>>> setup.
>>>
>>> Can you confirm with a test and then
>>>
>>> 1. Repost with my RB - I assume you included this on purpose
>>> 2. Respond that you can live without it.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> bod
>>>
>> @Bryan and others, sorry, I am just trying to understand the exact ask
>> here. Just to add a bit more detail here, On certain architectures,
>> there is one CAMNOC module that connects all of the camera modules (RT
>> and NRT) to MMNOC. In these, there is one 'camnoc_axi' clock that needs
>> to be enabled for it's operation. However, on the newer architectures,
>> this single CAMNOC is split into two, one for RT modules (TFEs and IFE
>> Lites) and the other for NRT (IPE and OFE). So, on a given architecture,
>> we either require 'camnoc_axi' or 'camnoc_rt_axi' for RT operation, not
>> both. And yes, one of them is a must. As you know, adding the support
>> for the newer clock in "vfe_match_clock_names" will only enable the
>> newer chip sets to define this in it's resource information and set the
>> rate to it based on the pixel clock. In kaanapali vfe resources, we do
>> not give the 'camnoc_axi_clk'. Hopefully we are all on the same page
>> now, is it the suggestion to use 'camnoc_axi_clk' name for
>> CAM_CC_CAMNOC_RT_AXI_CLK ? We thought it would be clearer to use the
>> name the matches the exact clock. Please advise and thank you.
> 
> The ask is to make sure this clock is needed @ the same time as the 
> other camnoc clock.
> 
> If so then update the commit log on v2 to address the concerns given 
> that it may not be necessary.
> 
> If not then just pining back to this patch "we checked and its not 
> needed" will do.
> 
> ---
> bod

@Bryan, I test two scenarios individually that also consider @Vladimir's 
concern. I confirm this clock rate setting is necessary.
1. Remove 'camnoc_rt_axi' from the vfe clock matching function.
2. Remove 'camnoc_nrt_axi' from the vfe clock resources in camss.c.
Both of them block the image buffer write operation. More clearly, we 
will stuck at the stage when all buffers acquired but CAMSS takes no action.

I agree with @Vijay to keep 'camnoc_rt_axi' to distinguish between the 
new one and 'camnoc_axi'. The disagreement concerns how to standardize 
the camnoc clock name or how to differentiate between RT and NRT clock 
names if a new RT clock name is introduced. Other chips like sm8550, 
sm8775p depend on 'camnoc_axi'. Meanwhile, 'camnoc_rt_axi' and 
'camnoc_nrt_axi' are both necessary for QCM2290 and X1E80100. But chips 
like QCM2290 and X1E80100 may not need to set the clock rate but 
Kaanapali needs. @Vladimir

We now prefer to add 'camnoc_rt_axi' (Right?). Maybe its better to add 
comment lines to remove the ambiguity whether 'camnoc_axi' denotes to RT 
or NRT. Please advise and correct me. Willing to receive feedback and 
suggestions. Thanks you for all.

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Hangxiang