[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 0/5] Handle link training failure during modeset

[Jani Nikula]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2016, Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare at intel.com> wrote:
> Submitting new series that adds proper commit messages/cover letter
> and kernel documentation. It also moved the set_link_status function
> to drm core so other kernel drivers can make use of it.
>
> The idea presented in these patches is to address link training failure
> in a way that:
> a) changes the current happy day scenario as little as possible, to avoid
> regressions, b) can be implemented the same way by all drm drivers, c)
> is still opt-in for the drivers and userspace, and opting out doesn't
> regress the user experience, d) doesn't prevent drivers from
> implementing better or alternate approaches, possibly without userspace
> involvement. And, of course, handles all the issues presented.
>
> The solution is to add a "link status" connector property. In the usual
> happy day scenario, this is always "good". If something fails during or
> after a mode set, the kernel driver can set the link status to "bad",
> prune the mode list based on new information as necessary, and send a
> hotplug uevent for userspace to have it re-check the valid modes through
> getconnector, and try again. If the theoretical capabilities of the link
> can't be reached, the mode list is trimmed based on that.
>
> If the userspace is not aware of the property, the user experience is
> the same as it currently is. If the userspace is aware of the property,
> it has a chance to improve user experience. If a drm driver does not
> modify the property (it stays "good"), the user experience is the same
> as it currently is. A drm driver can also choose to try to handle more
> of the failures in kernel, hardware not limiting, or it can choose to
> involve userspace more. Up to the drivers.
>
> The reason for adding the property is to handle link training failures,
> but it is not limited to DP or link training. For example, if we
> implement asynchronous setcrtc, we can use this to report any failures
> in that.
>
> Finally, while DP CTS compliance is advertized (which is great, and
> could be made to work similarly for all drm drivers), this can be used
> for the more important goal of improving user experience on link
> training failures, by avoiding black screens.

Since I went through the trouble of writing this, you might as well add
it to patch 1/5 commit message so it benefits the posterity.

> Acked-by: Tony Cheng <tony.cheng at amd.com>
> Acked-by: Harry Wentland <Harry.wentland at amd.com>

These must go to patch 1/5 commit message.

BR,
Jani.



>
> Manasi Navare (5):
>   drm: Add a new connector property for link status
>   drm: Set DRM connector link status property
>   drm/i915: Update CRTC state if connector link status property changed
>   drm/i915: Find fallback link rate/lane count
>   drm/i915: Implement Link Rate fallback on Link training failure
>
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c           |   7 ++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c               |  55 ++++++++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c              |  21 +++-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c               | 144 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c |  12 ++-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h              |  10 +-
>  include/drm/drm_connector.h                   |   9 +-
>  include/drm/drm_crtc.h                        |   5 +
>  include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h                   |   4 +
>  9 files changed, 257 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center