[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915: Enable scanline read for gen9 dsi

Shankar, Uma uma.shankar at intel.com
Tue Sep 12 14:21:42 UTC 2017



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ville Syrjälä [mailto:ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 7:43 PM
>To: Shankar, Uma <uma.shankar at intel.com>
>Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org; Srinivas, Vidya <vidya.srinivas at intel.com>
>Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Enable scanline read for gen9 dsi
>
>On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 01:40:58PM +0000, Shankar, Uma wrote:
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Ville Syrjälä [mailto:ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com]
>> >Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 7:04 PM
>> >To: Shankar, Uma <uma.shankar at intel.com>
>> >Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org; Srinivas, Vidya
>> ><vidya.srinivas at intel.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Enable scanline read for gen9 dsi
>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >>> >From: Ville Syrjälä [mailto:ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com]
>> >> >>> >Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 8:18 PM
>> >> >>> >To: Srinivas, Vidya <vidya.srinivas at intel.com>
>> >> >>> >Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org; Kahola, Mika
>> >> >>> ><mika.kahola at intel.com>; Kamath, Sunil
>> >> >>> ><sunil.kamath at intel.com>; Shankar, Uma
>> >> >>> ><uma.shankar at intel.com>; Konduru, Chandra
>> >> >>> ><chandra.konduru at intel.com>
>> >> >>> >Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Enable scanline read for gen9
>> >> >>> >dsi
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 07:18:55PM +0530, Vidya Srinivas wrote:
>> >> >>> >> From: Uma Shankar <uma.shankar at intel.com>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> For gen9 platforms, dsi timings are driven from port instead
>> >> >>> >> of pipe (unlike ddi). Thus, we can't rely on pipe registers
>> >> >>> >> to get the timing information. Even scanline register read
>> >> >>> >> will not be
>> >functional.
>> >> >>> >> This is causing vblank evasion logic to fail since it relies
>> >> >>> >> on scanline, causing atomic update failure warnings.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> This patch uses pipe framestamp and current timestamp
>> >> >>> >> registers to calculate scanline. This is an indirect way to get the
>scanline.
>> >> >>> >> It helps resolve atomic update failure for gen9 dsi platforms.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Signed-off-by: Uma Shankar <uma.shankar at intel.com>
>> >> >>> >> Signed-off-by: Chandra Konduru <chandra.konduru at intel.com>
>> >> >>> >> Signed-off-by: Vidya Srinivas <vidya.srinivas at intel.com>
>> >> >>> >> ---
>> >> >>> >>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h  |  2 ++
>> >> >>> >> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c  |  5 +++++
>> >> >>> >> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h  |  3 +++
>> >> >>> >> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c | 46
>> >> >>> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >> >>> >>  4 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
>> >> >>> >> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h index d07d110..4213b54
>> >> >>> >> 100644
>> >> >>> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
>> >> >>> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
>> >> >>> >> @@ -4077,6 +4077,8 @@ void intel_sbi_write(struct
>> >> >>> >> drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u16 reg, u32 value,
>> >> >>> >>  u32 vlv_flisdsi_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32
>> >> >>> >> reg); void vlv_flisdsi_write(struct drm_i915_private
>> >> >>> >> *dev_priv,
>> >> >>> >> u32 reg,
>> >> >>> >> u32 val);
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> +u32 bxt_dsi_get_scanline(struct intel_crtc *crtc);
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >>  /* intel_dpio_phy.c */
>> >> >>> >>  void bxt_port_to_phy_channel(struct drm_i915_private
>> >> >>> >> *dev_priv, enum port
>> >> >>> >port,
>> >> >>> >>  			     enum dpio_phy *phy, enum dpio_channel
>> >*ch); diff --
>> >> >>> >git
>> >> >>> >> a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
>> >> >>> >> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c index 5d391e6..31aa7f0
>> >> >>> >> 100644
>> >> >>> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
>> >> >>> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
>> >> >>> >> @@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ static int
>> >> >>> >> __intel_get_crtc_scanline(struct intel_crtc
>> >> >>> >*crtc)
>> >> >>> >>  	struct drm_vblank_crtc *vblank;
>> >> >>> >>  	enum pipe pipe = crtc->pipe;
>> >> >>> >>  	int position, vtotal;
>> >> >>> >> +	enum transcoder cpu_transcoder;
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>  	if (!crtc->active)
>> >> >>> >>  		return -1;
>> >> >>> >> @@ -792,6 +793,10 @@ static int
>> >> >>> >> __intel_get_crtc_scanline(struct intel_crtc
>> >> >>> >*crtc)
>> >> >>> >>  	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_INTERLACE)
>> >> >>> >>  		vtotal /= 2;
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> +	cpu_transcoder = crtc->config->cpu_transcoder;
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >Humm. Would be nice to be able to do this without adding more
>> >> >>> >crtc->config uses. We're pretty much trying to get rid of that guy.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Will try to find an alternate way to do this.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> +	if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv) && transcoder_is_dsi(cpu_transcoder))
>> >> >>> >> +		return bxt_dsi_get_scanline(crtc);
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >>  	if (IS_GEN2(dev_priv))
>> >> >>> >>  		position = I915_READ_FW(PIPEDSL(pipe)) &
>> >> >>> >DSL_LINEMASK_GEN2;
>> >> >>> >>  	else
>> >> >>> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
>> >> >>> >> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h index 9a73ea0..54582de
>> >> >>> >> 100644
>> >> >>> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
>> >> >>> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
>> >> >>> >> @@ -8802,6 +8802,9 @@ enum skl_power_gate {  #define
>> >> >>> >> MIPIO_TXESC_CLK_DIV2
>> >	_MMIO(0x160008)
>> >> >>> >>  #define  GLK_TX_ESC_CLK_DIV2_MASK			0x3FF
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> +#define BXT_TIMESTAMP_CTR	_MMIO(0x44070)
>> >> >>> >> +#define BXT_PIPE_FRMTMSTMP_A	_MMIO(0x70048)
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >Please add proper parametrized define that works for all pipes.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Will add that.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >>  /* BXT MIPI clock controls */
>> >> >>> >>  #define BXT_MAX_VAR_OUTPUT_KHZ			39500
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
>> >> >>> >> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
>> >> >>> >> index 2a0f5d3..d145ba4 100644
>> >> >>> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
>> >> >>> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
>> >> >>> >> @@ -1621,6 +1621,52 @@ static int intel_dsi_get_modes(struct
>> >> >>> >drm_connector *connector)
>> >> >>> >>  	return 1;
>> >> >>> >>  }
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> +/*
>> >> >>> >> + * For Gen9 DSI, pipe scanline register will not
>> >> >>> >> + * work to get the scanline since the timings
>> >> >>> >> + * are driven from the PORT (unlike DDI encoders).
>> >> >>> >> + * This function will use Framestamp and current
>> >> >>> >> + * timestamp registers to calculate the scanline.
>> >> >>> >> + */
>> >> >>> >> +u32 bxt_dsi_get_scanline(struct intel_crtc *crtc) {
>> >> >>> >> +	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->base.dev;
>> >> >>> >> +	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
>> >> >>> >> +	u32 vrefresh = crtc->base.mode.vrefresh;
>> >> >>> >> +	u32 ulPrevTime, ulCurrTime, vtotal, ulScanlineNo2 = 0;
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >Please get rid of the hungarian notation.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Yes, will fix this.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> +	uint_fixed_16_16_t ulScanlineTime;
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >> +	/*
>> >> >>> >> +	 * This field provides read back of the display
>> >> >>> >> +	 * pipe frame time stamp. The time stamp value
>> >> >>> >> +	 * is sampled at every start of vertical blank.
>> >> >>> >> +	 */
>> >> >>> >> +	ulPrevTime = I915_READ_FW(BXT_PIPE_FRMTMSTMP_A);
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >> +	/*
>> >> >>> >> +	 * The TIMESTAMP_CTR register has the current
>> >> >>> >> +	 * time stamp value.
>> >> >>> >> +	 */
>> >> >>> >> +	ulCurrTime = I915_READ_FW(BXT_TIMESTAMP_CTR);
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >> +	/* The PORT for DSI will always be 0 since
>> >> >>> >> +	 * isolated PORTC cannot be enabled for Gen9
>> >> >>> >> +	 * DSI. Hence using PORT_A i.e 0 to extract
>> >> >>> >> +	 * the VTOTAL value.
>> >> >>> >> +	 */
>> >> >>> >> +	vtotal = I915_READ_FW(BXT_MIPI_TRANS_VTOTAL(0));
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >This value can be dug out from the hwmode.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Yes, will get it from hwmode and drop this change.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> +	WARN_ON(!vtotal);
>> >> >>> >> +	if (!vtotal)
>> >> >>> >> +		return ulScanlineNo2;
>> >> >>> >> +
>> >> >>> >> +	ulScanlineTime = div_fixed16(1000000, vtotal * vrefresh);
>> >> >>> >> +	ulScanlineNo2 = div_round_up_u32_fixed16((ulCurrTime -
>> >ulPrevTime),
>> >> >>> >> +						ulScanlineTime);
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >Something like:
>> >> >>> >scanline = div_u64(mul_u32_u32(curr - prev, crtc_clock),
>> >> >>> >		   1000 * crtc_htotal);
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >> +	ulScanlineNo2 = (ulScanlineNo2 + vtotal) % vtotal;
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >I think that would have to be something like:
>> >> >>> >return (scanline + vblank_start) % vtotal;
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Yes you are right. It should be vblank_start. Will fix this.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >All in all this looks like a pretty decent approach to the DSI problem.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >One concern here is rounding issues and inaccuracies in our
>> >> >>> >crtc_clock. But since the frame timestamp is sampled at vblank
>> >> >>> >start I guess we can't accidentally get an answer that's
>> >> >>> >earlier than vblank_start as long as we really passed vblank
>> >> >>> >start already. That should
>> >> >>make this at least suitable for vblank timestamps.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I also feel the same, this situation should never occur.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >And for
>> >> >>> >the atomic evade, I guess if we clamp our the scanline before
>> >> >>> >the
>> >> >>> >+vblank_start such that it never reaches vtotal, we can't be
>> >> >>> >+sure that
>> >> >>> >our vblank evade never indicates that we already reached the
>> >> >>> >start of vblank prematurely.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >So maybe something like:
>> >> >>> >scaline = div_u64(...);
>> >> >>> >scanline = min(scanline, vtotal - 1);
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I am not sure if the value of scanline returned can ever be
>> >> >>> greater than vtotal -
>> >> >>1.
>> >> >>> But we can have a check just to be safe. Not sure if I fully
>> >> >>> got your point
>> >here.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>The point is that the timestamp counter might tick at a slightly
>> >> >>faster rate than we might think. Thus we might end up with more
>> >> >>ticks in one frame than what we calculated as the maximum fom
>> >> >>crtc_clock etc. But if we clamp the value like I suggested then
>> >> >>at least we should never get an answer that tells us we're
>> >> >>already past the start of vblank when in reality
>> >> >we're not.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Of course as Daniel pointed out we might also get into trouble if
>> >> >>the counter ticks slower than expected. That could lead us to
>> >> >>think that we don't need to do the vblank evade when in fact we do.
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi Ville,
>> >> We tried to test with this condition and are calculating wrong scanlines.
>> >> For ex:
>> >> [   79.418943] [drm:bxt_dsi_get_scanline] *ERROR* scanline = 22534,
>> >crtc_vtotal-1 = 1211, min of two = 1211
>> >
>> >Well, that scanline number looks totally bogus. How did you calculate it
>exactly?
>> >
>>
>> If we have multiple scans on the same frame (no new flip being
>> issued). Prev timestamp value which is read from Frametime Stamp will
>> remain same, but current time stamp will keep on incrementing.
>
>The frame timestamp should get sampled on every vblank, whereas the flip
>timestamp only when a flip occurs. Are you using the correct timestamp register?
>

Yes, we are using what is there in the patch. 
Name Pipe A Frame Time Stamp
Symbol PIPE_FRMTMSTMP_A
Start 0x70048
End 0x7004B

Its behaving as FLIP Timestamp though (not being updated on every vblank_start).
Atleast with the readback what we get on APL. 

>--
>Ville Syrjälä
>Intel OTC


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