[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 1/3] drm/i915/ilk-glk: Fix link training on links with LTTPRs

Almahallawy, Khaled khaled.almahallawy at intel.com
Sat Mar 20 07:40:52 UTC 2021


On Sat, 2021-03-20 at 09:15 +0200, Imre Deak wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 11:07:21PM +0200, Imre Deak wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 04:44:26PM -0400, Lyude Paul wrote:
> > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > I think it would work if we can make the retries
> > > > > > configurable and set it
> > > > > > to
> > > > > >         retries = total_timeout /
> > > > > > platform_specific_timeout_per_retry
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > where total_timeout would be something reasonable like 1
> > > > > > sec.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I actually think I'm more open to the idea of configurable
> > > > > retries after
> > > > > learning that apparently this is a thing that the i2c
> > > > > subsystem does - so
> > > > > there's more precedence for it in the rest of the kernel than
> > > > > I originally
> > > > > thought.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm still curious if we need these extra retries in here
> > > > > though - there seems
> > > > > to
> > > > > be one set of retries that is actually platform specific, and
> > > > > then just a
> > > > > random
> > > > > set of 5 retries that don't seem to have anything to do with
> > > > > platform specific
> > > > > behavior - so I think it'd still be worth giving a shot at
> > > > > getting rid of that
> > > > 
> > > > The platform specific part of the timeout is the one desctibed
> > > > in the
> > > > maximum timeout values comments.
> > > 
> > > You mean the
> > > 
> > > 		/* Must try at least 3 times according to DP spec */
> > > 		for (try = 0; try < 5; try++) {
> > > 
> > > bit? I thought that wasn't related to platform specific retries
> > > at all, since
> > > the code in that loop seems to only reference parts of the DP
> > > spec, and that the
> > > 
> > > 	while ((aux_clock_divider = intel_dp-
> > > >get_aux_clock_divider(intel_dp, clock++))) {
> > > 
> > > Loop was the portion that was platform specific, since it prompts
> > > the driver to
> > > retry the transaction with different aux clock divider rates
> > > depending on the
> > > platform in use. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.
> > 
> > Nope. I meant every HW transaction will have a platform specific
> > timeout. For instance it's 1.6ms on SKL, but 4ms on ICL. So now
> > since
> > the overall retry count is 32 * 5 = 160, on SKL we'll retry for
> > ~2.6
> > seconds, on ICL we'll retry for ~6.4 seconds (disregarding now the
> > extra
> > 400usec delay inserted by drm_dp_dpcd_access(), which adds a fixed
> > ~1.3ms delay).
> 
> Err, looks like I missed some coffee. Max total timeouts atm, which
> we
> would need to make the same on all platforms:
> 
> 	g4x-glk: 5 * 32 * 1.6ms + 32 * 400us = 268.8ms
> 	cnl    : 5 * 32 * 3.2ms + 32 * 400us = 524.8ms
> 	icl+   : 5 * 32 * 4ms   + 32 * 400us = 652.8ms
> 


Apology if I'm missing something. but in drm_dpcd_access() I think it
is 500us not 400us?!

		#define AUX_RETRY_INTERVAL 500 /* us */

		if (ret != 0 && ret != -ETIMEDOUT) {
			usleep_range(AUX_RETRY_INTERVAL,
				     AUX_RETRY_INTERVAL + 100);
		}

Thanks
Khaled

> > This is what I think should be normalized, so that we have the same
> > amount of overall maximum timeout period on all platforms.
> > 
> > > Also - with the timeouts we're seeing, does the LTTPR return NAKs
> > > at all? That's
> > > still another thing I had suggested alternate workarounds for so
> > > that we could
> > > terminate transactions immediately on NAKs, so I wonder if that
> > > could save time
> > > here as well.
> > 
> > There's not much LTTPR specific in that wrt. what sinks would do
> > normally (no NAKs for read, only for writes) except LTTPRs may
> > rewrite
> > NAKs to ACKs to account for buggy monitors returning NAKs when
> > reading
> > the 0xf0000 -> range. But I'd suggest not dealing with this aspect
> > now,
> > just sanitize the above retry thing, as you suggested, remove the
> > i915
> > retry loop and make the drm retry loop configurable.
> > 
> > (In any case I also had the idea to stop transactions early when
> > HPD
> >  gets deasserted, but not sure if that's completely robust.)
> > 
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > Khaled
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Anyways, this seems about the only thing we can do
> > > > > > > > > > given the
> > > > > > > > > > limited
> > > > > > > > > > hw capabilities.
> > > > > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Ville Syrjälä <
> > > > > > > > > > ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Accordingly disable LTTPR detection until GLK,
> > > > > > > > > > > where the
> > > > > > > > > > > maximum timeout
> > > > > > > > > > > we can set is only 1.6ms.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Link training in the non-transparent mode is
> > > > > > > > > > > known to fail at
> > > > > > > > > > > least on
> > > > > > > > > > > some SKL systems with a WD19 dock on the link,
> > > > > > > > > > > which exposes an
> > > > > > > > > > > LTTPR
> > > > > > > > > > > (see the References below). While this could have
> > > > > > > > > > > different
> > > > > > > > > > > reasons
> > > > > > > > > > > besides the too short AUX timeout used, not
> > > > > > > > > > > detecting LTTPRs
> > > > > > > > > > > (and so not
> > > > > > > > > > > using the non-transparent LT mode) fixes link
> > > > > > > > > > > training on these
> > > > > > > > > > > systems.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > While at it add a code comment about the platform
> > > > > > > > > > > specific
> > > > > > > > > > > maximum
> > > > > > > > > > > timeout values.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > v2: Add a comment about the g4x maximum timeout
> > > > > > > > > > > as well.
> > > > > > > > > > > (Ville)
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Reported-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>
> > > > > > > > > > > Reported-and-tested-by: Santiago Zarate <
> > > > > > > > > > > santiago.zarate at suse.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > Reported-and-tested-by: Bodo Graumann <
> > > > > > > > > > > mail at bodograumann.de>
> > > > > > > > > > > References:
> > > > > > > > > > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/3166
> > > > > > > > > > > Fixes: b30edfd8d0b4 ("drm/i915: Switch to LTTPR
> > > > > > > > > > > non-transparent
> > > > > > > > > > > mode link training")
> > > > > > > > > > > Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org> # v5.11
> > > > > > > > > > > Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>
> > > > > > > > > > > Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Imre Deak <imre.deak at intel.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c     
> > > > > > > > > > >   |  7 +++++++
> > > > > > > > > > >  .../gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_link_training.
> > > > > > > > > > > c | 15
> > > > > > > > > > > ++++++++++++---
> > > > > > > > > > >  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-
> > > > > > > > > > > )
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > diff --git
> > > > > > > > > > > a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
> > > > > > > > > > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
> > > > > > > > > > > index eaebf123310a..10fe17b7280d 100644
> > > > > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
> > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
> > > > > > > > > > > @@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static u32
> > > > > > > > > > > g4x_get_aux_send_ctl(struct
> > > > > > > > > > > intel_dp *intel_dp,
> > > > > > > > > > >  else
> > > > > > > > > > >  precharge = 5;
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > +/* Max timeout value on G4x-BDW: 1.6ms */
> > > > > > > > > > >  if (IS_BROADWELL(dev_priv))
> > > > > > > > > > >  timeout = DP_AUX_CH_CTL_TIME_OUT_600us;
> > > > > > > > > > >  else
> > > > > > > > > > > @@ -159,6 +160,12 @@ static u32
> > > > > > > > > > > skl_get_aux_send_ctl(struct
> > > > > > > > > > > intel_dp *intel_dp,
> > > > > > > > > > >  enum phy phy = intel_port_to_phy(i915, dig_port-
> > > > > > > > > > > > base.port);
> > > > > > > > > > >  u32 ret;
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > > > > > > + * Max timeout values:
> > > > > > > > > > > + * SKL-GLK: 1.6ms
> > > > > > > > > > > + * CNL: 3.2ms
> > > > > > > > > > > + * ICL+: 4ms
> > > > > > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > > > > >  ret = DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SEND_BUSY |
> > > > > > > > > > >        DP_AUX_CH_CTL_DONE |
> > > > > > > > > > >        DP_AUX_CH_CTL_INTERRUPT |
> > > > > > > > > > > diff --git
> > > > > > > > > > > a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_link_trai
> > > > > > > > > > > ning.c
> > > > > > > > > > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_link_trai
> > > > > > > > > > > ning.c
> > > > > > > > > > > index 19ba7c7cbaab..c0e25c75c105 100644
> > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_link_trai
> > > > > > > > > > > ning.c
> > > > > > > > > > > +++
> > > > > > > > > > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_link_trai
> > > > > > > > > > > ning.c
> > > > > > > > > > > @@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ static void
> > > > > > > > > > > intel_dp_read_lttpr_phy_caps(struct intel_dp
> > > > > > > > > > > *intel_dp,
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > >  static bool
> > > > > > > > > > > intel_dp_read_lttpr_common_caps(struct intel_dp
> > > > > > > > > > > *intel_dp)
> > > > > > > > > > >  {
> > > > > > > > > > > +struct drm_i915_private *i915 =
> > > > > > > > > > > dp_to_i915(intel_dp);
> > > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > > +if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp))
> > > > > > > > > > > +return false;
> > > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > > > > > > + * Detecting LTTPRs must be avoided on platforms
> > > > > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > > an AUX timeout
> > > > > > > > > > > + * period < 3.2ms. (see DP Standard v2.0,
> > > > > > > > > > > 2.11.2,
> > > > > > > > > > > 3.6.6.1).
> > > > > > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > > > > > +if (INTEL_GEN(i915) < 10)
> > > > > > > > > > > +return false;
> > > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > >  if (drm_dp_read_lttpr_common_caps(&intel_dp-
> > > > > > > > > > > >aux,
> > > > > > > > > > >    intel_dp-
> > > > > > > > > > > > lttpr_common_caps) < 0) {
> > > > > > > > > > >  memset(intel_dp->lttpr_common_caps, 0,
> > > > > > > > > > > @@ -127,9 +139,6 @@ int
> > > > > > > > > > > intel_dp_lttpr_init(struct intel_dp
> > > > > > > > > > > *intel_dp)
> > > > > > > > > > >  bool ret;
> > > > > > > > > > >  int i;
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > -if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp))
> > > > > > > > > > > -return 0;
> > > > > > > > > > > -
> > > > > > > > > > >  ret = intel_dp_read_lttpr_common_caps(intel_dp);
> > > > > > > > > > >  if (!ret)
> > > > > > > > > > >  return 0;
> > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > 2.25.1
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > Ville Syrjälä
> > > > > > > > > > Intel
> > > > > 
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Sincerely,
> > > > >    Lyude Paul (she/her)
> > > > >    Software Engineer at Red Hat
> > > > >    
> > > > > Note: I deal with a lot of emails and have a lot of bugs on
> > > > > my plate. If
> > > > > you've
> > > > > asked me a question, are waiting for a review/merge on a
> > > > > patch, etc. and I
> > > > > haven't responded in a while, please feel free to send me
> > > > > another email to
> > > > > check
> > > > > on my status. I don't bite!
> > > > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Sincerely,
> > >    Lyude Paul (she/her)
> > >    Software Engineer at Red Hat
> > >    
> > > Note: I deal with a lot of emails and have a lot of bugs on my
> > > plate. If you've
> > > asked me a question, are waiting for a review/merge on a patch,
> > > etc. and I
> > > haven't responded in a while, please feel free to send me another
> > > email to check
> > > on my status. I don't bite!
> > > 


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