On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 at 14:17, Michal Wilczynski
<m.wilczyn...@samsung.com> wrote:
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>
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> On 4/25/25 10:50, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> > + Bartosz
> >
> > On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 at 20:53, Michal Wilczynski
> > <m.wilczyn...@samsung.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Extend the TH1520 power domain driver to manage GPU related clocks and
> >> resets via generic PM domain start/stop callbacks.
> >>
> >> The TH1520 GPU requires a special sequence to correctly initialize:
> >> - Enable the GPU clocks
> >> - Deassert the GPU clkgen reset
> >> - Delay for a few cycles to satisfy hardware requirements
> >> - Deassert the GPU core reset
> >>
> >> This sequence is SoC-specific and must be abstracted away from the
> >> Imagination GPU driver, which expects only a standard single reset
> >> interface. Following discussions with kernel maintainers [1], this
> >> logic is placed inside a PM domain, rather than polluting the clock or
> >> reset frameworks, or the GPU driver itself.
> >
> > Speaking about special sequences for power-on/off devices like this
> > one, that's a known common problem. We actually have a generic
> > subsystem for this now, drivers/power/sequencing/*.
> >
> > Perhaps it's worth having a look at that, it should allow us to
> > abstract things, so the GPU driver can stay more portable.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Uffe
>
>
> Hi Ulf, Bartosz,
>
> Thank you very much for your suggestion, Ulf. I took a look at the
> drivers/power/sequencing/ API and agree that it seems like a suitable
> framework to model the specific power-on/off sequence required for the
> TH1520 GPU, allowing for better abstraction than embedding the logic
> directly in genpd callbacks.
>
> My plan is to refactor the series based on this approach. Here's how I
> envision the implementation:
>
> 1) Provider (th1520-pm-domains.c): This driver will register as both a
> generic power domain provider and a power sequencer provider for the GPU
> domain.
>
> 2) pwrseq target Definition: A pwrseq target will be defined within the
> provider to encapsulate the required sequence (enable clocks, deassert
> clkgen reset, delay, deassert GPU core reset). The target will be
> named using the GPU's first compatible string with a "-power" suffix.
>
> Example GPU DT node, adhering to convention introduced here [1].
> gpu: gpu@ffef400000 {
> compatible = "thead,th1520-gpu", "img,img-bxm-4-64",
> "img,img-bxm", "img-rogue";
> };
I don't think the power-domain provider node is the correct place for
this, from DT point of view.
Instead, I would try to follow the same approach as
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/qcom,qca6390-pmu.yaml,
which uses a separate device-node to describe the pwrseq provider.
>
> [1] -
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250410-sets-bxs-4-64-patch-v1-v6-1-eda620c58...@imgtec.com/#t
>
> 3) Consumer (drm/imagination): In its probe function, the driver will
> read the first compatible string of the device node. It will then
> attempt devm_pwrseq_get(dev, compatible_string_with_suffix) (e.g.
> devm_pwrseq_get(dev, "thead,th1520-gpu-power")). The result
Make sense, but we should probably use a more generic target-name,
such as "gpu-power" or something along those lines.
> pvr_dev->pwrseq_desc will be stored (it will be NULL if no suitable
> provider/target is found, or a valid descriptor if successful). The
> driver will still acquire its necessary clock/reset handles via
> devm_*_get in probe for potential use outside of RPM (like devfreq).
>
> 4) Consumer Runtime PM Callbacks
> (pvr_power_device_resume/suspend): These functions will check if
> pvr_dev->pwrseq_desc is valid. If valid: Call pwrseq_power_on() in
> resume and pwrseq_power_off() in suspend. The driver will not perform
> its own clock/reset enabling/disabling for resources managed by the
> sequence. If NULL: Execute the existing fallback logic (manually
> enabling/disabling clocks/resets using the handles acquired in probe).
> Unconditional logic (like FW booting/shutdown) will remain within the
> RPM callbacks, executed after successful power on or before power off,
> respectively.
>
> 5) Resource Handling (via genpd callbacks): To allow the provider
> (th1520-pm-domains.c) to access resources defined in the consumer's DT
> node (specifically the clocks and gpu_reset needed in the sequence), I
> plan to keep the attach_dev / detach_dev genpd callbacks as implemented
> in the previous patch version. attach_dev will acquire the consumer's
> resources (using the consumer_dev pointer) and store the handles in the
> provider's context. The pwrseq unit callbacks will then access these
> stored handles via the shared context. detach_dev will release these
> resources. This seems necessary as the pwrseq API itself doesn't
> currently provide a direct hook for the provider to get the consumer's
> device pointer or manage its resources across the pwrseq_get/put
> lifecycle.
If we have a separate node describing the pwrseq, as
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/qcom,qca6390-pmu.yaml,
it's should be rather easy to hook up and pwrseq driver for it too, as
drivers/power/sequencing/pwrseq-qcom-wcn.c does it.
>
> This approach uses the pwrseq framework for the sequence logic as
> suggested, keeps the generic consumer driver free of SoC-specific
> sequence details (by using the compatible string lookup for this), and
> retains the genpd attach/detach mechanism to handle cross-node resource
> dependencies.
>
> Please let me know if this plan sounds reasonable.
>
> Thanks !
[...]
That said, Bartosz is better with guidance around pwrseq
providers/consumers. The above is just my view of it - and I might
have missed something.
Kind regards
Uffe
