Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] rtc: s3c: Remove unnecessary call to disable already disabled clock

Krzysztof Kozlowski
2016-07-05T08:51:46Z

On 07/05/2016 10:46 AM, Alim Akhtar wrote:
> Hi Krzsztof,
>
> On 07/05/2016 12:48 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 07/04/2016 01:03 PM, Alim Akhtar wrote:
>>> At the end of s3c_rtc_probe(), s3c_rtc_disable_clk() being called
>>> with rtc
>>> clock already disabled, which looks extra and unnecessary call.
>>> Lets clean it up.
>>
>> Does not look right. Till that place, the clocks are enabled. Then
>> s3c_rtc_setaie() is called which expects that clocks are disabled...
>> otherwise counters get mixed.
>>
>
> The clock is always disabled when it reach s3c_rtc_setfreq() in probe(),
> because s3c_rtc_gettime() will always disable the clock.
>
> As far as s3c_rtc_setaie() is concern, it enables clock while entering
> and disables it while leaving the function. And in
> s3c_rtc_{enable,disable}_clk() there is check info->clk_disabled flag
> which will make sure clock balancing.

Ah, you're right. Looks correct although the information that clock is
disabled because of s3c_rtc_gettime() would be useful in the commit message.

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@samsung.com>

Best regards,
Krzysztof