[PATCH v12 3/3] clk: aspeed: add AST2700 clock driver

Ryan Chen ryan_chen at aspeedtech.com
Wed Aug 6 15:29:01 AEST 2025


> Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 3/3] clk: aspeed: add AST2700 clock driver
> 
> > > > +static const struct clk_div_table ast2700_rgmii_div_table[] = {
> > > > +     { 0x0, 4 },
> > > > +     { 0x1, 4 },
> > > > +     { 0x2, 6 },
> > > > +     { 0x3, 8 },
> > > > +     { 0x4, 10 },
> > > > +     { 0x5, 12 },
> > > > +     { 0x6, 14 },
> > > > +     { 0x7, 16 },
> > > > +     { 0 }
> > > > +};
> 
> > > > +     DIVIDER_CLK(SCU1_CLK_RGMII, "rgmii", soc1_hpll,
> > > > +                 SCU1_CLK_SEL1, 25, 3, ast2700_rgmii_div_table),
> 
> 
> Historically, aspeed has got RGMII delays wrong. Could you confirm this has
> nothing to do with the 2ns delay needed by RGMII.

It is nothing to do with this delay cell.
> 
> What exactly is this clock used for? RGMII needs 2.5MHz, 25MHz and 125MHz,
> which none of these dividers seems to provide.

It is RGMII clk source for MAC controller.
The clock tree is hpll-> div -> mac rgmii, and MAC controller will generate 2.5, 25,
125Mhz depend on mode. 

> 
> 	Andrew


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