[PATCH 1/1] drm/i915/dp: Refine TPS4-based HBR3 rejection and add quirk to limit eDP to HBR2

Nautiyal, Ankit K ankit.k.nautiyal at intel.com
Fri Jun 27 09:05:39 UTC 2025


On 6/27/2025 2:10 PM, Ankit Nautiyal wrote:
> Refine the logic introduced in commit 584cf613c24a ("drm/i915/dp: Reject
> HBR3 when sink doesn't support TPS4") to allow HBR3 on eDP panels that
> report DPCD revision 1.4, even if TPS4 is not supported. This aligns with
> the DisplayPort specification, which does not mandate TPS4 support for eDP
> with DPCD rev 1.4.
>
> This change avoids regressions on panels that require HBR3 to operate at
> their native resolution but do not advertise TPS4 support.
>
> Additionally, some ICL/TGL platforms with combo PHY ports suffer from
> signal integrity issues at HBR3. While certain systems include a
> Parade PS8461 mux to mitigate this, its presence cannot be reliably
> detected. Furthermore, broken or missing VBT entries make it unsafe to
> rely on VBT for enforcing link rate limits.
>
> To address the HBR3-related issues on such platforms and eDP panels,
> introduce a device specific quirk to cap the eDP link rate to HBR2
> (540000 kHz). This will override any higher advertised rates from
> the sink or DPCD for specific devices.
>
> Currently, the quirk is added for Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 which is
> reported in gitlab issue #5969 [1].
>
> [1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel/-/issues/5969
> [2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel/-/issues/14517
>
> Fixes: 584cf613c24a ("drm/i915/dp: Reject HBR3 when sink doesn't support TPS4")
> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula at linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Ville Syrj_l_ <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>

I realized that due to some utf8 issue with my tmux, few characters did 
not come up correctly.

My sincere apologies to Ville for the oversight.

I will correct this to: Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>


Regards,

Ankit

> Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org> # v6.15+
> Closes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel/-/issues/5969
> Closes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel/-/issues/14517
> Signed-off-by: Ankit Nautiyal <ankit.k.nautiyal at intel.com>
> ---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c     | 31 +++++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.c |  9 ++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.h |  1 +
>   3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> index f48912f308df..362e376fca27 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> @@ -171,6 +171,15 @@ int intel_dp_link_symbol_clock(int rate)
>   	return DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(rate * 10, intel_dp_link_symbol_size(rate));
>   }
>   
> +static bool intel_dp_reject_hbr3_due_to_tps4(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
> +{
> +	/* TPS4 is not mandatory for eDP with DPCD rev 1.4 */
> +	if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp) && intel_dp->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] == 0x14)
> +		return false;
> +
> +	return !drm_dp_tps4_supported(intel_dp->dpcd);
> +}
> +
>   static int max_dprx_rate(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>   {
>   	struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(intel_dp);
> @@ -187,13 +196,22 @@ static int max_dprx_rate(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>   	 * HBR3 without TPS4, and are unable to produce a stable
>   	 * output. Reject HBR3 when TPS4 is not available.
>   	 */
> -	if (max_rate >= 810000 && !drm_dp_tps4_supported(intel_dp->dpcd)) {
> +	if (max_rate >= 810000 && intel_dp_reject_hbr3_due_to_tps4(intel_dp)) {
>   		drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
>   			    "[ENCODER:%d:%s] Rejecting HBR3 due to missing TPS4 support\n",
>   			    encoder->base.base.id, encoder->base.name);
>   		max_rate = 540000;
>   	}
>   
> +	/*
> +	 * Some platforms + eDP panels may not reliably support HBR3
> +	 * due to signal integrity limitations, despite advertising it.
> +	 * Cap the link rate to HBR2 to avoid unstable configurations for the
> +	 * known machines.
> +	 */
> +	if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp) && intel_has_quirk(display, QUIRK_EDP_LIMIT_RATE_HBR2))
> +		max_rate = min(max_rate, 540000);
> +
>   	return max_rate;
>   }
>   
> @@ -4304,13 +4322,22 @@ intel_edp_set_sink_rates(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>   			 * HBR3 without TPS4, and are unable to produce a stable
>   			 * output. Reject HBR3 when TPS4 is not available.
>   			 */
> -			if (rate >= 810000 && !drm_dp_tps4_supported(intel_dp->dpcd)) {
> +			if (rate >= 810000 && intel_dp_reject_hbr3_due_to_tps4(intel_dp)) {
>   				drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
>   					    "[ENCODER:%d:%s] Rejecting HBR3 due to missing TPS4 support\n",
>   					    encoder->base.base.id, encoder->base.name);
>   				break;
>   			}
>   
> +			/*
> +			 * Some platforms cannot reliably drive HBR3 rates due to PHY limitations,
> +			 * even if the sink advertises support. Reject any sink rates above HBR2 on
> +			 * the known machines for stable output.
> +			 */
> +			if (rate >= 810000 &&
> +			    intel_has_quirk(display, QUIRK_EDP_LIMIT_RATE_HBR2))
> +				break;
> +
>   			intel_dp->sink_rates[i] = rate;
>   		}
>   		intel_dp->num_sink_rates = i;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.c
> index a32fae510ed2..d2e16b79d6be 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.c
> @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ static void quirk_fw_sync_len(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>   	drm_info(display->drm, "Applying Fast Wake sync pulse count quirk\n");
>   }
>   
> +static void quirk_edp_limit_rate_hbr2(struct intel_display *display)
> +{
> +	intel_set_quirk(display, QUIRK_EDP_LIMIT_RATE_HBR2);
> +	drm_info(display->drm, "Applying eDP Limit rate to HBR2 quirk\n");
> +}
> +
>   struct intel_quirk {
>   	int device;
>   	int subsystem_vendor;
> @@ -231,6 +237,9 @@ static struct intel_quirk intel_quirks[] = {
>   	{ 0x3184, 0x1019, 0xa94d, quirk_increase_ddi_disabled_time },
>   	/* HP Notebook - 14-r206nv */
>   	{ 0x0f31, 0x103c, 0x220f, quirk_invert_brightness },
> +
> +	/* Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 */
> +	{ 0x8a12, 0x1028, 0x08b0, quirk_edp_limit_rate_hbr2 },
>   };
>   
>   static const struct intel_dpcd_quirk intel_dpcd_quirks[] = {
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.h
> index cafdebda7535..06da0e286c67 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_quirks.h
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ enum intel_quirk_id {
>   	QUIRK_LVDS_SSC_DISABLE,
>   	QUIRK_NO_PPS_BACKLIGHT_POWER_HOOK,
>   	QUIRK_FW_SYNC_LEN,
> +	QUIRK_EDP_LIMIT_RATE_HBR2,
>   };
>   
>   void intel_init_quirks(struct intel_display *display);


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