[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] CDCLOCK Sanitization continued for SKL

Kumar, Shobhit shobhit.kumar at linux.intel.com
Mon Nov 2 19:12:11 PST 2015


On 11/02/2015 05:25 PM, Shobhit Kumar wrote:
> The cdclock sanitization patch reviewed and merged at -
> http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1445344992-14658-1-git-send-email-shobhit.kumar@intel.com
>
> made the assumptions that DPLL should not be enabled when pre-os does not enable display and if it does then verify that the cdclock is corectly programmed as well. The BIOS was actually enabling DPLL as well while not following BSPEC sequence and writing cdclk register directly. I was working with BIOS team to correct this and found that due to a WA needed where audio codec will not be enumerated in OS if BIOS did not program the audio verbs which needed PG2 and DPLL enabling. More discussion revealed the following logic -
>
> 1. BIOS puts max cdclk for the platform in CDCLK_CTL. VBIOS/GOP reads that value and then programs cdclk to desired value.
> 2. It also then sets SWF18 to indicate to the OS that it has enabled display. Used for fastmodeset actually in windows.
> 3. It also sets SWF06 with this max cdclock(from what bios programmed in CDCLK_CTL) for OS to know.
>
> This patch uses point 2 above while sanitizing the cdclk. We can also update our logic for deciding max cdclock based on SWF06 if pre-os enables else directly from CDCLK_CTL (no pre-os display). That is not part of this patch.
>

One open that comes up now is that with the sanitize implementation, 
cdclock on SKL is at max 675 MHz when pre-os does not enable display. 
Given that we do not have dynamic cdclk support yet, this will burn more 
power in general on lower resolution. Most of the resolutions can be 
supported on SKL with 337.5 MHz cdclk including 4k at 30. IIRC, Ville you 
were doing something on dynamic cdclk. Is there a plan on supporting that.

Regards
Shobhit

> Shobhit Kumar (1):
>    drm/i915/skl: While sanitizing cdclock check the SWF18 as well
>
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h      | 3 +++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c | 8 ++++++++
>   2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>


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