[PATCH 2/3] drm/msm/dpu: Set DATABUS_WIDEN on command mode encoders

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On 21/06/2023 18:17, Marijn Suijten wrote:
> On 2023-06-20 14:38:34, Jessica Zhang wrote:
> <snip>
>>>>>>> +    if (phys_enc->hw_intf->ops.enable_widebus)
>>>>>>> +        phys_enc->hw_intf->ops.enable_widebus(phys_enc->hw_intf);
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No. Please provide a single function which takes necessary
>>>>>> configuration, including compression and wide_bus_enable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> There are two ways to look at this. Your point is coming from the
>>>>> perspective that its programming the same register but just a different
>>>>> bit. But that will also make it a bit confusing.
>>>
>>> My point is to have a high-level function that configures the INTF for
>>> the CMD mode. This way it can take a structure with necessary
>>> configuration bits.
>>
>> Hi Dmitry,
>>
>> After discussing this approach with Abhinav, we still have a few
>> questions about it:
>>
>> Currently, only 3 of the 32 bits for INTF_CONFIG2 are being used (the
>> rest are reserved with no plans of being programmed in the future). Does
>> this still justify the use of a struct to pass in the necessary
>> configuration?
> 
> No.  The point Dmitry is making is **not** about this concidentally
> using the same register, but about adding a common codepath to enable
> compression on this hw_intf (regardless of the registers it needs to
> touch).

Actually to setup INTF for CMD stream (which is equal to setting up 
compression at this point).

>  Similar to how dpu_hw_intf_setup_timing_engine() programs the
> hw_intf - including widebus! - for video-mode.
> 
> Or even more generically, have a struct similar to intf_timing_params
> that says how the intf needs to be configured - without the caller
> knowing about INTF_CONFIG2.
> 
> struct dpu_hw_intf_cfg is a very good example of how we can use a single
> struct and a single callback to configure multiple registers at once
> based on some input parameters.
> 
>> In addition, it seems that video mode does all its INTF_CONFIG2
>> configuration separately in dpu_hw_intf_setup_timing_engine(). If we
>> have a generic set_intf_config2() op, it might be good to have it as
>> part of a larger cleanup where we have both video and command mode use
>> the generic op. What are your thoughts on this?
> 
> Not in that way, but if there is a generic enable_compression() or
> configure_compression() callback (or even more generic, similar to
> setup_intf_cfg in dpu_hw_ctl) that would work for both video-mode and
> command-mode, maybe that is beneficial.

I'd rather not do this. Let's just 'setup timing enging' vs 'setup CMD'. 
For example, it might also include setting up other INTF parameters for 
CMD mode (if anything is required later on).

> 
> - Marijn

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry