[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/display: Reset message bus after each read/write operation
Kahola, Mika
mika.kahola at intel.com
Fri Oct 6 12:31:32 UTC 2023
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sousa, Gustavo <gustavo.sousa at intel.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 2:57 PM
> To: Kahola, Mika <mika.kahola at intel.com>; Vivi, Rodrigo <rodrigo.vivi at intel.com>
> Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: RE: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/display: Reset message bus after each read/write operation
>
> Quoting Kahola, Mika (2023-10-06 03:49:15-03:00)
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vivi, Rodrigo <rodrigo.vivi at intel.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:10 PM
> >> To: Sousa, Gustavo <gustavo.sousa at intel.com>
> >> Cc: Kahola, Mika <mika.kahola at intel.com>;
> >> intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/display: Reset message bus
> >> after each read/write operation
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 12:40:35PM -0300, Gustavo Sousa wrote:
> >> > Quoting Rodrigo Vivi (2023-10-05 12:13:34-03:00)
> >> > >On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 03:05:31AM -0400, Kahola, Mika wrote:
> >> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > >> > From: Vivi, Rodrigo <rodrigo.vivi at intel.com>
> >> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:56 PM
> >> > >> > To: Kahola, Mika <mika.kahola at intel.com>
> >> > >> > Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
> >> > >> > Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/display: Reset
> >> > >> > message bus after each read/write operation
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 01:25:04PM +0300, Mika Kahola wrote:
> >> > >> > > Every know and then we receive the following error when
> >> > >> > > running for example IGT test kms_flip.
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > [drm] *ERROR* PHY G Read 0d80 failed after 3 retries.
> >> > >> > > [drm] *ERROR* PHY G Write 0d81 failed after 3 retries.
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Since the error is sporadic in nature, the patch proposes to
> >> > >> > > reset the message bus after every successful or unsuccessful
> >> > >> > > read or write operation. However, testing revealed that this
> >> > >> > > alone is not sufficient method an additiona delay is also
> >> > >> > > introduces anything from 200us to 300us. This delay is
> >> > >> > > experimental value and has no specification to back it up.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > have you tried the delays without the bus_reset?
> >> > >> Yes, we have bumped up the delay, first from 0x100 to 0x200 and
> >> > >> then as per BSpec change 0xa000 and I have tried 0xf000.
> >> > >> Increasing the timeout reduces the frequency of this error but doesn't solve this issue.
> >> > >
> >> > >what is exactly this BSPec's 0xa000? where can I see it? So maybe
> >> > >you can update the message above removing the 'no specification to back it up'.
> >> >
> >> > (Resending this because I got a delivery failure notification)
> >> >
> >> > I think we are confusing "delay" with the "timeout parameter" of the msgbus.
> >> >
> >> > The PHY has a register to control the timeout parameter of msgbus
> >> > transactions (BSpec 65156). It's default value is 0x100. With
> >> > commit e028d7a4235d
> >> > ("drm/i915/cx0: Check and increase msgbus timeout threshold"), we
> >> > had integrated a workaround that bumped the timeout value to 0x200
> >> > in case timeouts were observed. Later on, there was a BSpec update
> >> > with the formal timeout value to be programmed to 0xa000, which was
> >> > incorporated with commit e35628968032
> >> > ("drm/i915/cx0: Add step for programming msgbus timer").
> >> >
> >> > I *believe* what Rodrigo has asked was about the usleep_range()
> >> > calls added with this patch, if we tried to only keep the usleed_range() without the bus reset.
> >>
> >> yes, that was my original question.
> >
> >I have no good explanation why usleep_range() is needed. Without it,
> >the kms_flip test eventually throws these read/write failures. As these
> >are a bit sporadic in nature, it takes some time to catch these errors.
>
> I think the question is whether the bus reset is really necessary. Maybe only the usleep_range() hack would be "enough" to
> mitigate the issue?
I have been scratching my head with this. I tested without reset and left only the delay i.e. usleep_range() in place but still I had these read/write failures. The same thing vice versa. It's like we would need both of them. I would like to understand why or is there something else that we are missing from our sequence?
>
> --
> Gustavo Sousa
>
> >
> >The patch is a hack and my idea was to set message bus at reset state after each read/write operation.
> >Unfortunately, this alone is not enough to pass kms_flip without these dmesg errors on read/write.
> >However, the kms_flip test itself, which triggers these, passes without issues.
> >
> >And I missed to mention that these errors show up (at least more
> >frequently) when 2x 4k monitors are connected. These may not be visible
> >with only one monitor connected. For such a system, I haven't been testing that much.
> >
> >-Mika-
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Gustavo Sousa
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > >Oh, and my english is bad, but it looks to me that 'empirical'
> >> > >might sound better than 'experimental' for this case, since you
> >> > >really did a lot of experiments before coming to this final conclusion.
> >> > >
> >> > >>
> >> > >> > have you talked to hw architects about this?
> >> > >> Yes, HW guys requested traces which I provided but based on
> >> > >> these the sequence we use in i915 is correct.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I wonder if we should add the delay inside the bus_reset itself?
> >> > >> > although the bit 15 clear check should be enough by itself and
> >> > >> > it doesn't look like it is a hw/fw reset involved to justify the extra delay.
> >> > >> That should be enough. To me, it looks like when reading/writing
> >> > >> to the bus maybe too fast, the hw cannot handle that and we need to reset and let things settle down before trying again.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > well, at least some /* FIXME: */ or /* XXX: */ comments is
> >> > >> > desired along with the messages if we are going with this hack without understanding why...
> >> > >> True, I will add these the the patch.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks for review!
> >> > >>
> >> > >> -Mika-
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Signed-off-by: Mika Kahola <mika.kahola at intel.com>
> >> > >> > > ---
> >> > >> > > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cx0_phy.c | 6 ++++++
> >> > >> > > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cx0_phy.c
> >> > >> > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cx0_phy.c
> >> > >> > > index abd607b564f1..a71b8a29d6b0 100644
> >> > >> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cx0_phy.c
> >> > >> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cx0_phy.c
> >> > >> > > @@ -220,9 +220,12 @@ static u8 __intel_cx0_read(struct drm_i915_private *i915, enum port port,
> >> > >> > > /* 3 tries is assumed to be enough to read successfully */
> >> > >> > > for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> >> > >> > > status = __intel_cx0_read_once(i915, port,
> >> > >> > > lane, addr);
> >> > >> > > + intel_cx0_bus_reset(i915, port, lane);
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > if (status >= 0)
> >> > >> > > return status;
> >> > >> > > +
> >> > >> > > + usleep_range(200, 300);
> >> > >> > > }
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > drm_err_once(&i915->drm, "PHY %c Read %04x failed
> >> > >> > > after %d retries.\n", @@ -299,9 +302,12 @@ static void
> >> > >> > > __intel_cx0_write(struct drm_i915_private *i915, enum port
> >> port,
> >> > >> > > /* 3 tries is assumed to be enough to write successfully */
> >> > >> > > for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> >> > >> > > status = __intel_cx0_write_once(i915, port,
> >> > >> > > lane, addr, data, committed);
> >> > >> > > + intel_cx0_bus_reset(i915, port, lane);
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > if (status == 0)
> >> > >> > > return;
> >> > >> > > +
> >> > >> > > + usleep_range(200, 300);
> >> > >> > > }
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > drm_err_once(&i915->drm,
> >> > >> > > --
> >> > >> > > 2.34.1
> >> > >> > >
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