Re: [PATCH 1/4] drm/sun4i: tcon: Support an active-low DE signal with RGB interface

[Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard-LDxbnhwyfcJBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 07:24:32PM +0200, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Le mercredi 24 octobre 2018 à 17:47 +0100, Maxime Ripard a écrit :
> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 11:33:10AM +0200, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Le mercredi 10 octobre 2018 à 16:57 +0200, Maxime Ripard a écrit :
> > > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 01:41:31PM +0200, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> > > > > Some panels need an active-low data enable (DE) signal for the RGB
> > > > > interface. This requires flipping a bit in the TCON0 polarity register
> > > > > when setting up the mode for the RGB interface.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Add a new helper function to match specific bus flags and use it to set
> > > > > the polarity inversion bit for the DE signal when required.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <contact-W9ppeneeCTY@public.gmane.org>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.h |  1 +
> > > > >  2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
> > > > > index 3fb084f802e2..d249a462ec09 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
> > > > > @@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ static int sun4i_tcon_get_pixel_depth(const struct drm_encoder *encoder)
> > > > >  	return -EINVAL;
> > > > >  }
> > > > >  
> > > > > +static bool sun4i_tcon_match_bus_flags(const struct drm_encoder *encoder,
> > > > > +				       u32 bus_flags)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct drm_connector *connector;
> > > > > +	struct drm_display_info *info;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	connector = sun4i_tcon_get_connector(encoder);
> > > > > +	if (!connector)
> > > > > +		return false;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	info = &connector->display_info;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if ((info->bus_flags & bus_flags) == bus_flags)
> > > > > +		return true;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return false;
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > >  static void sun4i_tcon_channel_set_status(struct sun4i_tcon *tcon, int channel,
> > > > >  					  bool enabled)
> > > > >  {
> > > > > @@ -415,6 +433,7 @@ static void sun4i_tcon0_mode_set_lvds(struct sun4i_tcon *tcon,
> > > > >  }
> > > > >  
> > > > >  static void sun4i_tcon0_mode_set_rgb(struct sun4i_tcon *tcon,
> > > > > +				     const struct drm_encoder *encoder,
> > > > >  				     const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
> > > > >  {
> > > > >  	unsigned int bp, hsync, vsync;
> > > > > @@ -474,8 +493,13 @@ static void sun4i_tcon0_mode_set_rgb(struct sun4i_tcon *tcon,
> > > > >  	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_PVSYNC)
> > > > >  		val |= SUN4I_TCON0_IO_POL_VSYNC_POSITIVE;
> > > > >  
> > > > > +	if (sun4i_tcon_match_bus_flags(encoder, DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_LOW))
> > > > > +		val |= SUN4I_TCON0_IO_POL_DE_NEGATIVE;
> > > > > +
> > > > 
> > > > There's other flags in use in that function, you should also migrate
> > > > them (ideally by splitting that new function into a separate patch).
> > > 
> > > Actually, these other flags are not DRM bus flags but DRM mode flags,
> > > which can be accessed directly from the mode pointer passed as
> > > argument. Thus, they don't require a helper.
> > 
> > I was talking about DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_POSEDGE and
> > DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_NEGEDGE, which are in the current tree.
> 
> Thanks, I guess I need to rebase these patches atop the current tree!
> 
> Looking at how these flags are used in the current tree, I see that the
> connector's display_info structure (that contains the bus flags) is
> retreived from tcon->panel.
> 
> Would it make sense to change this and retreive it from the encoder,
> passed as argument to that function (as I've done in this patch)
> instead? This way, this wouldn't only apply to panels, but also to
> external bridges. It would also somewhat streamline the logic.
> 
> What do you think?

That looks like a good idea :)

Maxime

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