[PATCH] drm/vc4: Fix HDMI mode validation

[Nicolas Saenz Julienne]

Current mode validation impedes setting up some video modes which should
be supported otherwise. Namely 1920x1200 at 60Hz.

Fix this by lowering the minimum HDMI state machine clock to pixel clock
ratio allowed.

Fixes: 32e823c63e90 ("drm/vc4: Reject HDMI modes with too high of clocks")
Reported-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren at i2se.com>
Suggested-by: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson at raspberrypi.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne at suse.de>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index cea18dc15f77..340719238753 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -681,11 +681,23 @@ static enum drm_mode_status
 vc4_hdmi_encoder_mode_valid(struct drm_encoder *crtc,
 			    const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	/* HSM clock must be 108% of the pixel clock.  Additionally,
-	 * the AXI clock needs to be at least 25% of pixel clock, but
-	 * HSM ends up being the limiting factor.
+	/*
+	 * As stated in RPi's vc4 firmware "HDMI state machine (HSM) clock must
+	 * be faster than pixel clock, infinitesimally faster, tested in
+	 * simulation. Otherwise, exact value is unimportant for HDMI
+	 * operation." This conflicts with bcm2835's vc4 documentation, which
+	 * states HSM's clock has to be at least 108% of the pixel clock.
+	 *
+	 * Real life tests reveal that vc4's firmware statement holds up, and
+	 * users are able to use pixel clocks closer to HSM's, namely for
+	 * 1920x1200 at 60Hz. So it was decided to have leave a 1% margin between
+	 * both clocks. Which, for RPi0-3 implies a maximum pixel clock of
+	 * 162MHz.
+	 *
+	 * Additionally, the AXI clock needs to be at least 25% of
+	 * pixel clock, but HSM ends up being the limiting factor.
 	 */
-	if (mode->clock > HSM_CLOCK_FREQ / (1000 * 108 / 100))
+	if (mode->clock > HSM_CLOCK_FREQ / (1000 * 101 / 100))
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 
 	return MODE_OK;
-- 
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