Re: [PATCH] drm/panel: simple: Support reset GPIOs

[Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>]

Hi Sam,

Maxime Ripard <maxime@cerno.tech> wrote on Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:27:32
+0100:

> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 02:10:36PM +0100, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c | 12 +++++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
> > > > index 5d487686d25c..15dd495c347d 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
> > > > @@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct panel_simple {
> > > >  	struct i2c_adapter *ddc;
> > > >
> > > >  	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio;
> > > > +	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
> > > >
> > > >  	struct drm_display_mode override_mode;
> > > >  };
> > > > @@ -433,12 +434,21 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
> > > >  	if (IS_ERR(panel->supply))
> > > >  		return PTR_ERR(panel->supply);
> > > >
> > > > +	panel->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset",
> > > > +						    GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> > > > +	if (IS_ERR(panel->reset_gpio)) {
> > > > +		err = PTR_ERR(panel->reset_gpio);
> > > > +		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
> > > > +			dev_err(dev, "failed to request reset pin: %d\n", err);
> > > > +		return err;
> > > > +	}
> > > > +  
> > >
> > > However, I'm wondering if it wouldn't be better to just have the
> > > device maintained in reset at probe (so OUT_HIGH) and moved out of
> > > reset during either the prepare or enable callbacks.
> > >
> > > This is pretty much what is happening with the enable-gpios already.
> > >
> > > Also, panels usually need to wait for a minimum time after you
> > > deassert the reset line. How is that dealt with?
> > >
> > > I guess a good way to do that would be to add that duration to the
> > > panel description, since this is pretty much device specific.  
> >
> > What about the case were your Bootloader displays something and you
> > don't want the panel to blink ?  
> 
> The Bootloader to Linux transition will make the panel blink already,
> since the display engine is going to be reset / reconfigured during
> the transition.
> 
> The only way to implement this would be to implement properly the
> reset callbacks in all you display drivers to recreate the DRM state
> from the hardware state, and then you'll be able to just switch to the
> new buffer.
> 
> Only Intel does this at the time though, and that's way outside of the
> scope of this patch...
> 
> > Right now I am just forcing the reset to be deasserted.  
> 
> ... Especially since the very next line after your patch forces the
> panel to be disabled.
> 

Is the addition of the reset support (as proposed by Maxime)
interesting from your point of view? As you answered that you were not
understanding the needs for such a change, I prefer to ask before
spending more time on it.


Thanks,
Miquèl