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charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: "Linux-rockchip" Errors-To: linux-rockchip-bounces+linux-rockchip=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 02:49:04AM +0200, Ville Syrj=E4l=E4 wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 01:56:06PM +0100, Nicolas Frattaroli wrote: > > On Thursday, 26 March 2026 18:58:25 Central European Standard Time Vill= e Syrj=E4l=E4 wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 06:02:47PM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote: > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 08:43:15PM +0200, Ville Syrj=E4l=E4 wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 03:56:58PM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 01:03:07PM +0200, Ville Syrj=E4l=E4 wro= te: > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 09:24:27AM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 09:53:35PM +0200, Ville Syrj=E4l=E4= wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 08:10:11PM +0100, Nicolas Frattar= oli wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, 24 March 2026 18:00:45 Central European Sta= ndard Time Ville Syrj=E4l=E4 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 05:01:07PM +0100, Nicolas Fra= ttaroli wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > +enum drm_connector_color_format { > > > > > > > > > > > > + /** > > > > > > > > > > > > + * @DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO: The driver o= r display protocol > > > > > > > > > > > > + * helpers should pick a suitable color format. A= ll implementations of a > > > > > > > > > > > > + * specific display protocol must behave the same= way with "AUTO", but > > > > > > > > > > > > + * different display protocols do not necessarily= have the same "AUTO" > > > > > > > > > > > > + * semantics. > > > > > > > > > > > > + * > > > > > > > > > > > > + * For HDMI, "AUTO" picks RGB, but falls back to = YCbCr 4:2:0 if the > > > > > > > > > > > > + * bandwidth required for full-scale RGB is not a= vailable, or the mode > > > > > > > > > > > > + * is YCbCr 4:2:0-only, as long as the mode and o= utput both support > > > > > > > > > > > > + * YCbCr 4:2:0. > > > > > > > > > > > > + * > > > > > > > > > > > > + * For display protocols other than HDMI, the rec= ursive bridge chain > > > > > > > > > > > > + * format selection picks the first chain of brid= ge formats that works, > > > > > > > > > > > > + * as has already been the case before the introd= uction of the "color > > > > > > > > > > > > + * format" property. Non-HDMI bridges should ther= efore either sort their > > > > > > > > > > > > + * bus output formats by preference, or agree on = a unified auto format > > > > > > > > > > > > + * selection logic that's implemented in a common= state helper (like > > > > > > > > > > > > + * how HDMI does it). > > > > > > > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > > > > > > > + DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO =3D 0, > > > > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > > > > > + /** > > > > > > > > > > > > + * @DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444: RGB output= format > > > > > > > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > > > > > > > + DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444, > > > > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > > > > > + /** > > > > > > > > > > > > + * @DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444: YCbCr 4:= 4:4 output format (ie. > > > > > > > > > > > > + * not subsampled) > > > > > > > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > > > > > > > + DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444, > > > > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > > > > > + /** > > > > > > > > > > > > + * @DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422: YCbCr 4:= 2:2 output format (ie. > > > > > > > > > > > > + * with horizontal subsampling) > > > > > > > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > > > > > > > + DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422, > > > > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > > > > > + /** > > > > > > > > > > > > + * @DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420: YCbCr 4:= 2:0 output format (ie. > > > > > > > > > > > > + * with horizontal and vertical subsampling) > > > > > > > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > > > > > > > + DRM_CONNECTOR_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420, > > > > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > > > > Seems like this should document what the quantization= range > > > > > > > > > > > should be for each format. > > > > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > > > I don't think so? If you want per-component bit depth v= alues, > > > > > > > > > > DRM_FORMAT_* defines would be the appropriate values to= use. This > > > > > > > > > > enum is more abstract than that, and is there to commun= icate > > > > > > > > > > YUV vs. RGB and chroma subsampling, with bit depth bein= g handled > > > > > > > > > > by other properties. > > > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > > > If you mean the factor used for subsampling, then that'= d only be > > > > > > > > > > relevant if YCBCR410 was supported where one chroma pla= ne isn't > > > > > > > > > > halved but quartered in resolution. I suspect 4:1:0 wil= l never > > > > > > > > > > be added; no digital display protocol standard supports= it to my > > > > > > > > > > knowledge, and hopefully none ever will. > > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > > No, I mean the quantization range (16-235 vs. 0-255 etc). > > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > > The i915 behaviour is that YCbCr is always limited range, > > > > > > > > > RGB can either be full or limited range depending on the = > > > > > > > > > "Broadcast RGB" property and other related factors. > > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > > So far the HDMI state has both the format and quantization = range as > > > > > > > > different fields. I'm not sure we need to document the rang= e in the > > > > > > > > format field, maybe only mention it's not part of the forma= t but has a > > > > > > > > field of its own? > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > I think we only have it for RGB (on some drivers only?). For = YCbCr > > > > > > > I think the assumption is limited range everywhere. > > > > > > > = > > > > > > > But I'm not really concerned about documenting struct members. > > > > > > > What I'm talking about is the *uapi* docs. Surely userspace > > > > > > > will want to know what the new property actually does so the > > > > > > > uapi needs to be documented properly. And down the line some > > > > > > > new driver might also implement the wrong behaviour if there > > > > > > > is no clear specification. > > > > > > = > > > > > > Ack > > > > > > = > > > > > > > So I'm thinking (or perhaps hoping) the rule might be somethi= ng like: > > > > > > > - YCbCr limited range = > > > > > > > - RGB full range if "Broadcast RGB" property is not present > > > > > > = > > > > > > Isn't it much more complicated than that for HDMI though? My > > > > > > recollection was that any VIC but VIC1 would be limited range, = and > > > > > > anything else full range? > > > > > = > > > > > Do we have some driver that implements the CTA-861 CE vs. IT mode > > > > > logic but doesn't expose the "Broadcast RGB" property? I was hopi= ng > > > > > those would always go hand in hand now. > > > > = > > > > I'm not sure. i915 and the HDMI state helpers handle it properly (I > > > > think?) but it looks like only vc4 registers the Broadcast RGB prop= erty > > > > and uses the HDMI state helpers. > > > > = > > > > And it looks like amdgpu registers Broadcast RGB but doesn't use > > > > drm_default_rgb_quant_range() which seems suspicious? > > > = > > > If they want just manual full vs. limited then they should > > > limit the property to not expose the "auto" option at all. > > > = > > > amdgpu also ties this in with the "colorspace" property, which > > > originally in i915 only controlled the infoframes/etc. But on > > > amdgpu it now controls various aspects of output color > > > transformation. The end result is that the property is a complete > > > mess with most of the values making no sense. And for whatever > > > reason everyone involved refused to remove/deprecate the > > > nonsensical values :/ > > > = > > > Looks like this series should make sure the documentation for > > > the "colorspace" property is in sync with the new property > > > as well. Currently now it's giving conflicting information. > > > = > > = > > I take it the problematic information is in > > = > > * DOC: standard connector properties > > * > > * Colorspace: > > = > > and probably specifically BT2020_YCC's (and BT2020_RGB's?) insistence > > that they "produce RGB content". > > = > > I think we probably just have to change the statement "The variants > > BT2020_RGB and BT2020_YCC are equivalent and the driver chooses between > > RGB and YCbCr on its own." > > = > > The "on its own" here would get turned into "based on the color format > > property". > > = > > Speaking of i915, that patch is one of the very few (5) patches in > > this series still lacking a review (hint hint nudge nudge). I'd like > > to get some more feedback on the remaining patches before I send out > > another revision, so that it's hopefully not just docs changes (I > > know better than to think those patches must be perfect and won't > > need revision.) > = > The i915 code around this is already a big mess, and I don't really > adding to that mess. So I think we'll need to do some refactoring before > we add anything there. I already started typing something and so far > it looks fairly straightforward, so I should have something soon. OK, posted something https://lore.kernel.org/intel-gfx/20260330235339.29479-1-ville.syrjala@linu= x.intel.com/T/#m7c349478ca6c856fbc68d5e2178f1aa31678a05f Are the wayland/compositor/color management folks on board with these new properties? I don't think I see the usual suspects on the cc list. > = > While doing that several questions came to my mind though: > = > * More interactions with the colorspace property, but I sent > a separate mail already about that > = > * Which conversion matrix to use, and the answer I suspect > should be "ask the colorspace property", as mentioned in the > other mail > = > * Should we flat out reject color formats (and I suppose also > colorspace prop values) the sink doesn't claim to support? > = > If yes, then I think we'll have to forget about adding anything = > to i915 MST code. The way the MST stuff works is that if one > stream needs a modeset then all the related streams get modeset > as well. Thus if the user replaces a monitor getting fed with a > YCbCr stream just as another stream is being modeset, then the > entire atomic commit could fail due to the YCbCr stream getting > rejected. > = > I think eventually we might have to invent some mechanism where > all the input into the modeset computation is cached somehow, > and said cache updated only on explicit userspace modesets. > Either that or we have to come up with a way to skip some of > the calculations that depend on external factors. Either way > it's going to be a pain. > = > OTOH if we don't mind feeding the sink with stuff it can't > understand, then I suppose we might add YCbCr 4:4:4 support > for MST. It shouldn't be any different from RGB apart from > the RGB->YCbCr conversion, which is handled elsewhere. But > YCbCr 4:2:0 is definitely out either way, the MST code has > no support for that currently. > = > -- = > Ville Syrj=E4l=E4 > Intel -- = Ville Syrj=E4l=E4 Intel _______________________________________________ Linux-rockchip mailing list Linux-rockchip@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-rockchip