Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] drm/bridge: samsung-dsim: Fix porch calcalcuation rounding

[Marek Szyprowski]

On 25.04.2024 22:30, Adam Ford wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 4:19 AM Marek Szyprowski
> <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 12.02.2024 00:09, Adam Ford wrote:
>>> When using video sync pulses, the HFP, HBP, and HSA are divided between
>>> the available lanes if there is more than one lane.  For certain
>>> timings and lane configurations, the HFP may not be evenly divisible.
>>> If the HFP is rounded down, it ends up being too small which can cause
>>> some monitors to not sync properly. In these instances, adjust htotal
>>> and hsync to round the HFP up, and recalculate the htotal.
>>>
>>> Tested-by: Frieder Schrempf <frieder.schrempf@xxxxxxxxxx> # Kontron BL i.MX8MM with HDMI monitor
>>> Signed-off-by: Adam Ford <aford173@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Tested-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Thank you very much for testing!
>
>>> ---
>>> V2:  No changes
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
>>> index 8476650c477c..52939211fe93 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
>>> @@ -1606,6 +1606,27 @@ static int samsung_dsim_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
>>>                adjusted_mode->flags |= (DRM_MODE_FLAG_PHSYNC | DRM_MODE_FLAG_PVSYNC);
>>>        }
>>>
>>> +     /*
>>> +      * When using video sync pulses, the HFP, HBP, and HSA are divided between
>>> +      * the available lanes if there is more than one lane.  For certain
>>> +      * timings and lane configurations, the HFP may not be evenly divisible.
>>> +      * If the HFP is rounded down, it ends up being too small which can cause
>>> +      * some monitors to not sync properly. In these instances, adjust htotal
>>> +      * and hsync to round the HFP up, and recalculate the htotal. Through trial
>>> +      * and error, it appears that the HBP and HSA do not appearto need the same
>>> +      * correction that HFP does.
>>> +      */
>>> +     if (dsi->mode_flags & MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO_SYNC_PULSE && dsi->lanes > 1) {
> Frieder  &  Marek S,
>
> Marek V is proposing we eliminate the check against the flags and do
> it unconditionally.  If I send you both a different patch, would you
> be willing to try them on your platforms?  I don't want to risk
> breaking a board.

I'm fine with testing it. I also have some additional spare boards to 
replace the broken one, but so far none was bricked by my weird testing 
activities.

> I used the check above from the NXP downstream kernel, so it felt
> safe, but I am not as familiar with the different DSI modes, so I am
> not sure what the impact would be if this read:
>
>   if (dsi->lanes > 1) {
>
> Does anyone else have an opinion on this?
>>> +             int hfp = adjusted_mode->hsync_start - adjusted_mode->hdisplay;
>>> +             int remainder = hfp % dsi->lanes;
>>> +
>>> +             if (remainder) {
>>> +                     adjusted_mode->hsync_start += remainder;
>>> +                     adjusted_mode->hsync_end   += remainder;
>>> +                     adjusted_mode->htotal      += remainder;
>>> +             }
>>> +     }
>>> +
>>>        return 0;
>>>    }

Best regards
-- 
Marek Szyprowski, PhD
Samsung R&D Institute Poland