Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] dpll: zl3073x: add channel ToD, phase step and TIE operations

On 03/08/2026 15:06, Ivan Vecera wrote:
> Add low-level DPLL channel operations for ToD read/write/adjust,
> output phase step, delta frequency offset write and TIE (Time
> Interval Error) write. These serve as building blocks for the PTP
> clock callbacks added in the next patch.
> 
> ToD operations use a wait-before-write pattern to avoid blocking
> after each operation.
> 
> The tod_ready_wait helper selects the poll timeout based on the
> current ToD command - write operations use a longer timeout (1000 ms)
> than reads (30 ms).
> 
> The ToD read captures system timestamps (ptp_system_timestamp) around
> the HW command and completion poll to support cross-timestamping.
> 
> The TIE write operation provides sub-picosecond resolution phase
> adjustment for modes where the DPLL is tracking a reference
> (AUTO and REFLOCK).
> 
> Add output step-time mask to struct zl3073x_dev and
> zl3073x_dev_out_is_stepped() helper to check if an output
> participates in step-time operations.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Petr Oros <[email protected]>
> Tested-by: Chris du Quesnay <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <[email protected]>
> ---
>   drivers/dpll/zl3073x/chan.c | 310 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   drivers/dpll/zl3073x/chan.h |  32 ++++
>   drivers/dpll/zl3073x/core.c |  13 ++
>   drivers/dpll/zl3073x/core.h |  23 +++
>   drivers/dpll/zl3073x/regs.h |  52 ++++++
>   5 files changed, 428 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/chan.c b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/chan.c
> index 4ec2cf53dad468..79874a9fdb4962 100644
> --- a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/chan.c
> +++ b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/chan.c
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
>   #include <linux/cleanup.h>
>   #include <linux/delay.h>
>   #include <linux/dev_printk.h>
> +#include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
>   #include <linux/string.h>
>   #include <linux/types.h>
>   
> @@ -162,8 +163,8 @@ int zl3073x_chan_nco_mode_set(struct zl3073x_dev *zldev, u8 index)
>    * @zldev: pointer to zl3073x_dev structure
>    * @index: DPLL channel index to fetch state for
>    *
> - * Reads the mode_refsel register and reference priority registers for
> - * the given DPLL channel and stores the raw values for later use.
> + * Reads the mode_refsel, status and reference priority registers for
> + * the given DPLL channel and stores the values for later use.
>    *
>    * Return: 0 on success, <0 on error
>    */
> @@ -234,6 +235,311 @@ const struct zl3073x_chan *zl3073x_chan_state_get(struct zl3073x_dev *zldev,
>   	return &zldev->chan[index];
>   }
>   
> +/**
> + * zl3073x_chan_tod_ready_wait - wait for ToD semaphore to clear
> + * @zldev: pointer to zl3073x device
> + * @ch: DPLL channel index
> + *
> + * Polls the ToD control register until the semaphore bit is cleared,
> + * indicating the device has completed the previous ToD operation.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, -EBUSY if semaphore not cleared, <0 on error
> + */
> +int zl3073x_chan_tod_ready_wait(struct zl3073x_dev *zldev, u8 ch)
> +{
> +	unsigned int timeout;
> +	u8 tod_ctrl;
> +	int rc;
> +
> +	rc = zl3073x_read_u8(zldev, ZL_REG_DPLL_TOD_CTRL(ch), &tod_ctrl);
> +	if (rc)
> +		return rc;
> +
> +	switch (FIELD_GET(ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD, tod_ctrl)) {
> +	case ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD_WR_NEXT_1HZ:
> +		timeout = ZL_POLL_TOD_WR_TIMEOUT_US;
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		timeout = ZL_POLL_TOD_RD_TIMEOUT_US;
> +		break;
> +	}

there are 3 cmds defined, but FIELD_GET(ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD) can return
up to 16 possible values. I would explicitly put defined commands in
cases and make default to ENOTSUPP..

> +
> +	rc = zl3073x_poll_zero_u8(zldev, ZL_REG_DPLL_TOD_CTRL(ch),
> +				  ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_SEM, timeout);
> +
> +	return rc == -ETIMEDOUT ? -EBUSY : rc;
> +}

[...]

> +#define ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_SEM			BIT(4)
> +#define ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD			GENMASK(3, 0)
> +#define ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD_WR_NEXT_1HZ	1
> +#define ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD_RD_CURRENT		8
> +#define ZL_DPLL_TOD_CTRL_CMD_RD_NEXT_1HZ	9