[PATCH 2/2] drm/i915/dp: Add kernel param to limit eDP rate to HBR2"

[Jani Nikula]

On Tue, 10 Jun 2025, Ankit Nautiyal <ankit.k.nautiyal at intel.com> wrote:
> Some ICL/TGL platforms with combo PHY ports can theoretically support HBR3,
> but in practice, signal integrity issues may prevent stable operation.
> While some systems include a Parade PS8461 mux chip to mitigate jitter and
> enable HBR3, there is no reliable way to detect its presence.
> Additionally, many systems have broken or missing VBT entries, making it
> unsafe to rely on VBT for link rate limits.
>
> To address this, introduce a new kernel parameter `limit_edp_hbr2`.
> When set, this parameter forces the eDP link rate to be capped at
> HBR2 (540000 kHz), overriding any higher advertised rates from the sink or
> DPCD. By default, the higher rates will be allowed, i.e. the parameter
> will be set to false.
>
> This provides a manual override for users and OEMs to limit the rate to
> HBR2, where output with HBR3 is unstable.

I'm afraid a module parameter is not an acceptable solution.

Have I missed a discussion why a quirk is not possible?


BR,
Jani.

>
> Signed-off-by: Ankit Nautiyal <ankit.k.nautiyal at intel.com>
> ---
>  .../drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.c   |  2 +
>  .../drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.h   |  1 +
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c       | 50 ++++++++++++++++---
>  3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.c
> index c4f1ab43fc0c..84f36104f5ca 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.c
> @@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ intel_display_param_named_unsafe(enable_dmc_wl, int, 0400,
>  	"(-1=use per-chip default, 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=match any register, 3=always locked) "
>  	"Default: -1");
>  
> +intel_display_param_named(limit_edp_hbr2, bool, 0400, "Limit EDP link rate to HBR2 (default: false)");
> +
>  __maybe_unused
>  static void _param_print_bool(struct drm_printer *p, const char *driver_name,
>  			      const char *name, bool val)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.h
> index 5317138e6044..f7ba9805f97f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.h
> @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct drm_printer;
>  	param(bool, psr_safest_params, false, 0400) \
>  	param(bool, enable_psr2_sel_fetch, true, 0400) \
>  	param(int, enable_dmc_wl, -1, 0400) \
> +	param(bool, limit_edp_hbr2, false, 0400) \
>  
>  #define MEMBER(T, member, ...) T member;
>  struct intel_display_params {
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> index 2a0b76ae33cd..85022e5e64f4 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> @@ -174,10 +174,29 @@ int intel_dp_link_symbol_clock(int rate)
>  
>  static int max_dprx_rate(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>  {
> +	struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(intel_dp);
> +	struct intel_encoder *encoder = &dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp)->base;
> +	int max_rate;
> +
>  	if (intel_dp_tunnel_bw_alloc_is_enabled(intel_dp))
> -		return drm_dp_tunnel_max_dprx_rate(intel_dp->tunnel);
> +		max_rate = drm_dp_tunnel_max_dprx_rate(intel_dp->tunnel);
> +	else
> +		max_rate = drm_dp_bw_code_to_link_rate(intel_dp->dpcd[DP_MAX_LINK_RATE]);
>  
> -	return drm_dp_bw_code_to_link_rate(intel_dp->dpcd[DP_MAX_LINK_RATE]);
> +	/*
> +	 * Some platforms with combo PHY ports may not reliably support HBR3
> +	 * due to signal integrity limitations, despite advertising it.
> +	 * If the kernel parameter `limit_edp_hbr2` is set, cap the link
> +	 * rate to HBR2 to avoid unstable configurations.
> +	 */
> +	if (max_rate >= 810000 && display->params.limit_edp_hbr2) {
> +		drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
> +			    "[ENCODER:%d:%s] Forcing max link rate to HBR2 due to limit_edp_hbr2 set\n",
> +			    encoder->base.base.id, encoder->base.name);
> +		max_rate = 540000;
> +	}
> +
> +	return max_rate;
>  }
>  
>  static int max_dprx_lane_count(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
> @@ -4253,6 +4272,9 @@ static void intel_edp_mso_init(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>  static void
>  intel_edp_set_sink_rates(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>  {
> +	struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(intel_dp);
> +	struct intel_encoder *encoder = &dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp)->base;
> +
>  	intel_dp->num_sink_rates = 0;
>  
>  	if (intel_dp->edp_dpcd[0] >= DP_EDP_14) {
> @@ -4263,10 +4285,7 @@ intel_edp_set_sink_rates(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>  				 sink_rates, sizeof(sink_rates));
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sink_rates); i++) {
> -			int val = le16_to_cpu(sink_rates[i]);
> -
> -			if (val == 0)
> -				break;
> +			int rate;
>  
>  			/* Value read multiplied by 200kHz gives the per-lane
>  			 * link rate in kHz. The source rates are, however,
> @@ -4274,7 +4293,24 @@ intel_edp_set_sink_rates(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>  			 * back to symbols is
>  			 * (val * 200kHz)*(8/10 ch. encoding)*(1/8 bit to Byte)
>  			 */
> -			intel_dp->sink_rates[i] = (val * 200) / 10;
> +			rate = le16_to_cpu(sink_rates[i]) * 200 / 10;
> +
> +			if (rate == 0)
> +				break;
> +
> +			/*
> +			 * Some platforms cannot reliably drive HBR3 rates due to PHY limitations,
> +			 * even if the sink advertises support. If kernel parameter `limit_edp_hbr2`
> +			 * is set, reject any sink rates above HBR2 to ensure stable operation.
> +			 */
> +			if (rate >= 810000 && display->params.limit_edp_hbr2) {
> +				drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
> +					    "[ENCODER:%d:%s] Limit the rate to HBR2 due to limit_edp_hbr2 param\n",
> +					    encoder->base.base.id, encoder->base.name);
> +				break;
> +			}
> +
> +			intel_dp->sink_rates[i] = rate;
>  		}
>  		intel_dp->num_sink_rates = i;
>  	}

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel