Re: [PATCH V4] PWM: Add SPEAr PWM chip driver support

[Viresh Kumar]

On 22 October 2012 16:36, Shiraz Hashim <shiraz.hashim@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Add support for PWM chips present on SPEAr platforms. These PWM
> chips support 4 channel output with programmable duty cycle and
> frequency.
>
> More details on these PWM chips can be obtained from relevant
> chapter of reference manual, present at following[1] location.
>
> 1. http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/251211.jsp
>
> Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Shiraz Hashim <shiraz.hashim@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Vipin Kumar <vipin.kumar@xxxxxx>

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>

> diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-spear.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-spear.c
> +static int spear_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> +{

> +       ret = pwmchip_add(&pc->chip);
> +       if (ret < 0) {
> +               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "pwmchip_add() failed: %d\n", ret);
> +               return ret;
> +       }

Sorry couldn't think of this complex situation earlier :(

Can it happen that we get a request for a pwm here and its config or enable
gets called...?

If yes, then we must call clk_prepare() before doing pwmchip_add?? Otherwise
you will see a crash :)

@Thierry: Can this happen?

> +       ret = clk_prepare_enable(pc->clk);
> +       if (ret < 0)
> +               return pwmchip_remove(&pc->chip);

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viresh
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