Re: [PATCH] drm/i915/vlv: DP_SINK_COUNT is not reliable for valleyview platform.

[Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2014, "Wang, Quanxian" <quanxian.wang@intel.com> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jani Nikula [mailto:jani.nikula@linux.intel.com]
>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 4:18 PM
>> To: Wang, Quanxian; Daniel Vetter
>> Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org
>> Subject: RE: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/vlv: DP_SINK_COUNT is not reliable
>> for valleyview platform.
>> 
>> On Mon, 16 Jun 2014, "Wang, Quanxian" <quanxian.wang@intel.com> wrote:
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Jani Nikula [mailto:jani.nikula@linux.intel.com]
>> >> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 5:12 PM
>> >> To: Daniel Vetter; Wang, Quanxian
>> >> Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/vlv: DP_SINK_COUNT is not
>> >> reliable for valleyview platform.
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 13 Jun 2014, Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch> wrote:
>> >> > On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 02:52:04PM +0800, Quanxian Wang wrote:
>> >> >> DP connector will be disconnected after chvt to another console
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> 10 minutes or more on valleyview platform VTC1010.
>> >> >
>> >> > This needs _much_ more detail, really.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also it smells like we work around a sink issue, which means the
>> >> > correct quirk is to use some sink id (like OUI), _not_ the platform.
>> >> > Since this way you break all DP1.1+ stuff on vlv and if someone
>> >> > puts this panel onto a different platform it still doesn't work.
>> >>
>> >> Furthermore you should end up in this code path *only* if you have a
>> >> DP branch device. This shouldn't happen for eDP or native DP
>> >> displays. Please confirm what kind of setup you're experiencing issues
>> with.
>> >>
>> >> Frankly I wouldn't be surpised if we do have issues with branch
>> >> devices, but this is not the fix.
>> > [Wang, Quanxian] Any idea how to do it? Currently in VTC1010 device,
>> > we use native DP to connect HDMI monitor.(DP2HDMI) This case will
>> happen.
>> 
>> So it's an active adapter?
> [Wang, Quanxian] yes.
>> 
>> Please send full dmesg from early booth with drm.debug=0xe module
>> parameter set, exhibiting the problem.
> [Wang, Quanxian] I will send the dmesg log soon. If open drm.debug=0xe, irq log will overwrite all the dmesg output. I will have some change to get the complete log for you. Just wait for a while.
>

What's the irq log you talk about? HPD? That might explain the issues.

> After checking with hardware spec, I have some comment for registers of Display Port
> In i915_reg.h, I found we use PCB_DP_x(address 0xe4100+??, control, data...) to do the communication and check what the SINK_COUNT. (I found it was defined in Ivybridge spec 2012)
> The process focus on South Display Engine to do the communication.
> But in valleyview spec(2014), I don't find 0xe4110, and only 0x64100+xxx for north display engine are available. (DPx_AUX_CH_CTL series defined in i915_reg.h)
>
> Question: Is the something changed for that after valleyview or haswell(2013-2014)? 

If you think we're using PCH registers on VLV/BYT, please point me at
the lines of code.

BR,
Jani.


>
> Thanks
>> 
>> BR,
>> Jani.
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>> >> BR,
>> >> Jani.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Or I completely don't understand this at all.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, such a patch needs a full spec quote or a w/a citation or
>> >> > something solid if it's a more generic issue.
>> >> > -Daniel
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Quanxian Wang <quanxian.wang@intel.com>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c | 4 +++-
>> >> >>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
>> >> >> b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c index 2688f6d..0d127a5 100644
>> >> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
>> >> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
>> >> >> @@ -2942,6 +2942,7 @@ intel_dp_check_link_status(struct intel_dp
>> >> >> *intel_dp)  static enum drm_connector_status
>> >> >> intel_dp_detect_dpcd(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)  {
>> >> >> +	struct drm_device *dev = intel_dp_to_dev(intel_dp);
>> >> >>  	uint8_t *dpcd = intel_dp->dpcd;
>> >> >>  	uint8_t type;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> @@ -2953,7 +2954,8 @@ intel_dp_detect_dpcd(struct intel_dp
>> *intel_dp)
>> >> >>  		return connector_status_connected;
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  	/* If we're HPD-aware, SINK_COUNT changes dynamically */
>> >> >> -	if (intel_dp->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] >= 0x11 &&
>> >> >> +	if (!IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev) &&
>> >> >> +	    intel_dp->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] >= 0x11 &&
>> >> >>  	    intel_dp->downstream_ports[0] & DP_DS_PORT_HPD) {
>> >> >>  		uint8_t reg;
>> >> >>  		if (!intel_dp_aux_native_read_retry(intel_dp,
>> >> DP_SINK_COUNT,
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> 1.8.1.2
>> >> >>
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