From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: jfalempe@redhat.com, airlied@redhat.com, dianders@chromium.org,
nbowler@draconx.ca
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] drm/ast: Blank with VGACR17 sync enable, always clear VGACRB6 sync off
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:46:34 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251014084743.18242-1-tzimmermann@suse.de> (raw)
Blank the display by disabling sync pulses with VGACR17<7>. Unblank
by reenabling them. This VGA setting should be supported by all Aspeed
hardware.
Ast currently blanks via sync-off bits in VGACRB6. Not all BMCs handle
VGACRB6 correctly. After disabling sync during a reboot, some BMCs do
not reenable it after the soft reset. The display output remains dark.
When the display is off during boot, some BMCs set the sync-off bits in
VGACRB6, so the display remains dark. Observed with Blackbird AST2500
BMCs. Clearing the sync-off bits unconditionally fixes these issues.
Also do not modify VGASR1's SD bit for blanking, as it only disables GPU
access to video memory.
v2:
- init vgacrb6 correctly (Jocelyn)
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: ce3d99c83495 ("drm: Call drm_atomic_helper_shutdown() at shutdown time for misc drivers")
Tested-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca>
Reported-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/wpwd7rit6t4mnu6kdqbtsnk5bhftgslio6e2jgkz6kgw6cuvvr@xbfswsczfqsi/
Cc: Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
Cc: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Cc: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@redhat.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.7+
---
drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_reg.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
index 6b9d510c509d..9b6a7c54fbb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
@@ -836,22 +836,24 @@ ast_crtc_helper_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
static void ast_crtc_helper_atomic_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
{
struct ast_device *ast = to_ast_device(crtc->dev);
+ u8 vgacr17 = 0x00;
+ u8 vgacrb6 = 0xff;
- ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGACRI, 0xb6, 0xfc, 0x00);
- ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGASRI, 0x01, 0xdf, 0x00);
+ vgacr17 |= AST_IO_VGACR17_SYNC_ENABLE;
+ vgacrb6 &= ~(AST_IO_VGACRB6_VSYNC_OFF | AST_IO_VGACRB6_HSYNC_OFF);
+
+ ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGACRI, 0x17, 0x7f, vgacr17);
+ ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGACRI, 0xb6, 0xfc, vgacrb6);
}
static void ast_crtc_helper_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
{
struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_old_crtc_state(state, crtc);
struct ast_device *ast = to_ast_device(crtc->dev);
- u8 vgacrb6;
+ u8 vgacr17 = 0xff;
- ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGASRI, 0x01, 0xdf, AST_IO_VGASR1_SD);
-
- vgacrb6 = AST_IO_VGACRB6_VSYNC_OFF |
- AST_IO_VGACRB6_HSYNC_OFF;
- ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGACRI, 0xb6, 0xfc, vgacrb6);
+ vgacr17 &= ~AST_IO_VGACR17_SYNC_ENABLE;
+ ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_VGACRI, 0x17, 0x7f, vgacr17);
/*
* HW cursors require the underlying primary plane and CRTC to
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_reg.h
index e15adaf3a80e..30578e3b07e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_reg.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
#define AST_IO_VGAGRI (0x4E)
#define AST_IO_VGACRI (0x54)
+#define AST_IO_VGACR17_SYNC_ENABLE BIT(7) /* called "Hardware reset" in docs */
#define AST_IO_VGACR80_PASSWORD (0xa8)
#define AST_IO_VGACR99_VGAMEM_RSRV_MASK GENMASK(1, 0)
#define AST_IO_VGACRA1_VGAIO_DISABLED BIT(1)
--
2.51.0
next reply other threads:[~2025-10-14 8:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-14 8:46 Thomas Zimmermann [this message]
2025-10-14 8:54 ` [PATCH v2] drm/ast: Blank with VGACR17 sync enable, always clear VGACRB6 sync off Jocelyn Falempe
2025-10-22 3:27 ` [REGRESSION][BISECTED] Screen goes blank with ASpeed AST2300 in 6.18-rc2 (was: Re: [PATCH v2] drm/ast: Blank with VGACR17 sync enable, always clear VGACRB6 sync off) Peter Schneider
2025-10-22 6:51 ` [REGRESSION][BISECTED] Screen goes blank with ASpeed AST2300 in 6.18-rc2 Thomas Zimmermann
2025-10-22 8:08 ` Peter Schneider
2025-10-22 9:11 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2025-10-22 9:16 ` Peter Schneider
2025-10-22 10:20 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2025-10-22 11:23 ` Peter Schneider
2025-10-23 12:46 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2025-10-23 12:50 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2025-10-23 19:11 ` Peter Schneider
2025-10-24 5:34 ` Peter Schneider
2025-10-24 6:15 ` Thomas Zimmermann
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