[PATCH RFC 02/25] drm: Add VRR state
From: Nicolas Frattaroli
Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 12:12:26 EST
Add preliminary state tracking for VRR, and VRR state validation. This
will be used for generating VTEM infoframes in order to support variable
refresh rate functionality.
Co-developed-by: Derek Foreman <derek.foreman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Derek Foreman <derek.foreman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdmi_state_helper.c | 227 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/drm/drm_crtc.h | 11 ++
2 files changed, 238 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdmi_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdmi_state_helper.c
index 7cdb7ca3dc12..d55548399687 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdmi_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdmi_state_helper.c
@@ -887,6 +887,229 @@ hdmi_generate_infoframes(const struct drm_connector *connector,
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * cmp_fraction - compares two fractional numbers
+ * @a: numerator of the first fraction
+ * @b: denominator of the first fraction
+ * @c: numerator of the second fraction
+ * @d: denominator of the second fraction
+ *
+ * Compare fractional expression given by @a divided by @b with fractional
+ * expression given by @c divided by @d, without running into rounding issues.
+ *
+ * Neither @b nor @d should be 0.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * - %1 if @a / @b > @c / @d
+ * - %-1 if @a / @b < @c / @d
+ * - %0 if @a / @b == @c / @d
+ * - %-EDOM if @b is zero or @d is zero.
+ */
+static int cmp_fraction(u32 a, u32 b, u32 c, u32 d)
+{
+ u64 a_d = mul_u32_u32(a, d);
+ u64 b_c = mul_u32_u32(b, c);
+
+ if (WARN_ON(!b || !d))
+ return -EDOM;
+
+ /* a/b > c/d */
+ if (a_d > b_c)
+ return 1;
+
+ /* a/b < c/d */
+ if (a_d < b_c)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* a/b == c/d */
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int hdmi_calculate_vtotal(const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+ u32 rate_n, u32 rate_d, u16 *out_vtotal,
+ u32 *out_denom, u32 *out_frame_err)
+{
+ u32 denom, result, err;
+ u64 numerator;
+
+ /*
+ * We perform VRR based rate limiting by adjusting the vertical front
+ * porch. We do that by picking a new Vtotal to pass to the hardware,
+ * which extends the display period. Since we can change no other
+ * timings, this rarely results in a perfect integer match to the
+ * target framerate. However, we would like to correct for this error
+ * using only integer math.
+ *
+ * For a given refresh rate:
+ *
+ * Vtotal = clock
+ * ----------------------------------
+ * Htotal * target_refresh
+ *
+ * We specify target_refresh as a ratio, because the possible target
+ * framerates include rates like 23.97... that are actually 24 / 1.001,
+ * or 24000 / 1001.
+ *
+ * clock
+ * Vtotal = ----------------------------------
+ * Htotal * target_n / target_d
+ *
+ * Some algebra brings us to:
+ *
+ * clock * target_n
+ * Vtotal = ----------------------------------
+ * Htotal * rate_n
+ *
+ * The amount of timing error we accumulate every frame will be
+ * the remainder of that division.
+ *
+ * We store the remainder for later. Every frame we add the remainder
+ * to an accumulator, and when the accumulator exceeds the denominator,
+ * one Htotal worth of error has accumulated.
+ *
+ * In practice, as soon as the accumulated error exceeds half the
+ * denominator, it is dithered across frames by temporarily extending
+ * Vtotal by a single row on that frame.
+ */
+
+ if (check_mul_overflow(mode->crtc_htotal, rate_n, &denom))
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ if (check_mul_overflow(mode->crtc_clock * 1000ULL, rate_d, &numerator))
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ result = div_u64_rem(numerator, denom, &err);
+ if (result > U16_MAX)
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ if (out_vtotal)
+ *out_vtotal = result;
+ if (out_denom)
+ *out_denom = denom;
+ if (out_frame_err)
+ *out_frame_err = err;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int hdmi_validate_vrr(struct drm_connector *connector,
+ struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
+{
+ struct drm_connector_state *new_conn_state =
+ drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, connector);
+ struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state =
+ drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, new_conn_state->crtc);
+ struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state =
+ drm_atomic_get_old_crtc_state(state, new_conn_state->crtc);
+ struct drm_crtc_vrr_state *vrr_state =
+ &new_crtc_state->vrr_state;
+ struct drm_crtc_vrr_state *old_vrr_state =
+ &old_crtc_state->vrr_state;
+ struct drm_display_info *info = &connector->display_info;
+ const struct drm_display_mode *mode = &new_crtc_state->mode;
+ struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+ int mode_refresh, vfront, ret;
+ u32 min_vfreq_n = info->monitor_range.min_vfreq;
+ u32 min_vfreq_d = 1;
+ u32 max_vfreq_n = info->monitor_range.max_vfreq;
+ u32 max_vfreq_d = 1;
+
+ /* Save on the expensive vic lookup, if nothing else. */
+ if (!new_crtc_state->mode_changed &&
+ old_crtc_state->vrr_enabled &&
+ old_vrr_state->vrr_min_n == vrr_state->vrr_min_n &&
+ old_vrr_state->vrr_min_d == vrr_state->vrr_min_d &&
+ old_vrr_state->vrr_max_n == vrr_state->vrr_max_n &&
+ old_vrr_state->vrr_max_d == vrr_state->vrr_max_d &&
+ info->hdmi.vrr_capable) {
+ memcpy(vrr_state, old_vrr_state, sizeof(*vrr_state));
+ vrr_state->dynamic = false;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!new_crtc_state->vrr_enabled)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!info->hdmi.vrr_capable)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ mode_refresh = drm_mode_vrefresh(mode);
+
+ /* HDMI uses 10 bits to signal the base refresh. */
+ if (mode_refresh < 0 || mode_refresh > 1023) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "Mode's refresh of %dHz > HDMI VRR maximum (1023)\n",
+ mode_refresh);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (!max_vfreq_n || max_vfreq_n > mode_refresh)
+ max_vfreq_n = mode_refresh;
+
+ if (!min_vfreq_n) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "Could not get minimum VRR rate from sink\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ vfront = mode->crtc_vsync_start - mode->crtc_vdisplay;
+ if (vfront < 0 || vfront > U8_MAX) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "Vfront of %d would not fit in VTEM packet\n", vfront);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ vrr_state->vic = drm_match_cea_mode(mode);
+
+ if (cmp_fraction(min_vfreq_n, min_vfreq_d, max_vfreq_n, max_vfreq_d) > 0) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "Target max (%u/%u) > target min (%u/%u)\n",
+ max_vfreq_n, max_vfreq_d, min_vfreq_n, min_vfreq_d);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ ret = hdmi_calculate_vtotal(mode, max_vfreq_n, max_vfreq_d,
+ &vrr_state->base_vtotal, NULL, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "Couldn't calculate base_vtotal: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(ret));
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Even at its fastest, it can't go faster than the mode, so
+ * clamp to avoid imprecisely rounded mode_refresh values we
+ * can't do anything about from ruining our day.
+ */
+ vrr_state->base_vtotal = max(vrr_state->base_vtotal, mode->crtc_vtotal);
+
+ if (cmp_fraction(min_vfreq_n, min_vfreq_d, mode_refresh, 1) >= 0) {
+ /* refresh <= VRR min, don't do VRR vtotal adjustment */
+ vrr_state->max_vtotal = mode->crtc_vtotal;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Allow additional front porch until effective rate == VRR min
+ * In essence, this is mode->vtotal * mode_refresh / min_vfreq
+ * but the relevant factors factored out from drm_mode_vrefresh()
+ * to avoid working with rounded values, as well as using the
+ * hardware adjusted crtc_* values instead.
+ */
+ ret = hdmi_calculate_vtotal(mode, min_vfreq_n, min_vfreq_d,
+ &vrr_state->max_vtotal, NULL, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "Couldn't calculate max_vtotal: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(ret));
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (vrr_state->max_vtotal < mode->crtc_vtotal) {
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "max_vtotal=%u < crtc_vtotal=%u\n",
+ vrr_state->max_vtotal, mode->crtc_vtotal);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ drm_dbg_kms(dev, "VRR has base_vtotal=%u max_vtotal=%u from %u/%uHz <= rate <= %u/%uHz\n",
+ vrr_state->base_vtotal, vrr_state->max_vtotal, min_vfreq_n,
+ min_vfreq_d, max_vfreq_n, max_vfreq_d);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
/**
* drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_check() - Helper to check HDMI connector atomic state
* @connector: DRM Connector
@@ -919,6 +1142,10 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_check(struct drm_connector *connector,
new_conn_state->hdmi.is_limited_range = hdmi_is_limited_range(connector, new_conn_state);
+ ret = hdmi_validate_vrr(connector, state);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
ret = hdmi_generate_infoframes(connector, new_conn_state);
if (ret)
return ret;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index be5dca538d87..9d58158af459 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ struct drm_atomic_commit;
struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs;
struct drm_plane_helper_funcs;
+struct drm_crtc_vrr_state {
+ u8 vic;
+ u16 cur_vtotal;
+ u16 max_vtotal;
+ u16 base_vtotal;
+ bool dynamic;
+};
+
/**
* struct drm_crtc_state - mutable CRTC state
*
@@ -397,6 +405,9 @@ struct drm_crtc_state {
*/
struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
+ /** @vrr_state: State related to variable refresh rate. */
+ struct drm_crtc_vrr_state vrr_state;
+
/**
* @commit:
*
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