Hello,
We are using iMX7D as the main processor on our platform. The platform uses SDIO bus to interface a WiFi card. and has battery backup power when DC power supply is not detected.
During battery operation, we would like to power down SDIO to conserve power.
From i.MX 7Dual Applications Processor Reference Manual Section 10.3.4.8 states
The uSDHC offers a power management feature. By clearing the clock enabled bits in the
System Control Register, the clocks are gated in the low position to the uSDHC. For
maximum power saving, the user can disable all the clocks to the uSDHC when there is
no operation in progress.
How do we go about disabling the clock from Linux application? (suppose the client is connected to SD2 bus, mmc1)
If the CPU is suspended with command
echo mem > /sys/power/state
does it shut down the SDIO clock?
From Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc.txt
Optional SDIO properties:
- keep-power-in-suspend: Preserves card power during a suspend/resume cycle
does this mean, if this flag is not set in the device tree, SDIO controller will not be powered during CPU suspend? and power will only be present when CPU resumes from suspended state?
thank you for your help
