[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 2/4] drm/i915/vrr: Fix guardband/vblank exit length calculation for adl+

[Navare, Manasi]

On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 11:35:24PM +0200, Ville Syrjälä wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 01:05:15PM -0800, Navare, Manasi wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 05:10:54PM +0200, Ville Syrjälä wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 12:34:25PM -0800, Navare, Manasi wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 03:44:10PM +0200, Ville Syrjala wrote:
> > > > > From: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > We are miscalculating both the guardband value, and the resulting
> > > > > vblank exit length on adl+. This means that our start of vblank
> > > > > (double buffered register latch point) is incorrect, and we also
> > > > > think that it's not where it actually is (hence vblank evasion/etc.
> > > > > may not work properly). Fix up the calculations to match the real
> > > > > hardware behaviour (as reverse engineered by intel_display_poller).
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_vrr.c | 6 +++---
> > > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_vrr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_vrr.c
> > > > > index 6655dd2c1684..753e7b211708 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_vrr.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_vrr.c
> > > > > @@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ static int intel_vrr_vblank_exit_length(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_stat
> > > > >  	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc_state->uapi.crtc);
> > > > >  	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(crtc->base.dev);
> > > > >  
> > > > > -	/* The hw imposes the extra scanline before frame start */
> > > > >  	if (DISPLAY_VER(i915) >= 13)
> > > > > -		return crtc_state->vrr.guardband + crtc_state->framestart_delay + 1;
> > > > > +		return crtc_state->vrr.guardband;
> > > > 
> > > > This makes sense since with guardband, there is no framestart delay
> > > 
> > > framestart delay is still a thing. But it's not something that
> > > affects how the hardware interprets the guardband value.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > >  	else
> > > > > +		/* The hw imposes the extra scanline before frame start */
> > > > >  		return crtc_state->vrr.pipeline_full + crtc_state->framestart_delay + 1;
> > > > >  }
> > > > >  
> > > > > @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ intel_vrr_compute_config(struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
> > > > >  		 * number of scan lines. Assuming 0 for no DSB.
> > > > >  		 */
> > > > >  		crtc_state->vrr.guardband =
> > > > > -			crtc_state->vrr.vmin - adjusted_mode->crtc_vdisplay;
> > > > > +			crtc_state->vrr.vmin + 1 - adjusted_mode->crtc_vdisplay;
> > > > 
> > > > Why are we adding + 1 here? The bspec says guardband should be :
> > > > Guardband = Vmin - Vactive - Window2 where in our case Window2 = 0
> > > > If we need that + 1 to get this working, then perhaps we need to update
> > > > Bspec?
> > > 
> > > flipline is what actaully determines the start of vblank, and
> > > 'flipline>=vmin+1' always.
> > 
> > Flipline would be always >=vmin as per the bspec,
> 
> Not sure where in bspec you see that. All I see is >vmin,
> and it even says you et an extra line if you try to set them
> equal. Pretty sure I verified that behaviour on the hw on icl/tgl
> since I put the extra -1 to the vmin calculation. Though I haven't
> actually tested it on adl+.

You are right for these current platforms it still needs >=Vmin + 1.

Reviewed-by: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare at intel.com>

Manasi

> 
> > have we tried with
> > that or if that definitely doesnt work then we need to have this changed
> > in the bspec.
> > 
> > Either way if this is the only value that works then with this change
> > added to bspec:
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare at intel.com>
> > 
> > Manasi
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I kind of want to see if this is still breaking if we dont have that +
> > > > 1?
> > > 
> > > Without it start of vblank happens one line later than where we want it
> > > to happen.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Manasi
> > > > 
> > > > >  	} else {
> > > > >  		crtc_state->vrr.pipeline_full =
> > > > >  			min(255, crtc_state->vrr.vmin - adjusted_mode->crtc_vdisplay -
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > 2.37.4
> > > > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Ville Syrjälä
> > > Intel
> 
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