[PATCH] drm/msm/dpu: keep vblank enabled when entering self refresh
From: Ramón Jesús Miranda
Date: Sun Oct 18 2026 - 11:59:35 EST
When the CRTC is disabled to enter self refresh, dpu_crtc_disable() only
checks old_crtc_state->self_refresh_active, which covers leaving self
refresh, and calls drm_crtc_vblank_off() otherwise. The atomic helper
then expects vblank to remain enabled for a self refresh "disable" and
warns:
driver disabled vblank in self-refresh
WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:1296 at
drm_atomic_helper_commit_crtc_disable+0x1c0/0x1f8 [drm_kms_helper]
Skip drm_crtc_vblank_off() when the new state enters self refresh, as
other drivers supporting self refresh do. drm_crtc_vblank_on() in the
enable path is safe either way, it only drops the reference taken by
drm_crtc_vblank_off().
Seen at every boot on a Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (X1E80100, Samsung OLED
eDP panel) with eDP PSR enabled; with this change the warning is gone and
self refresh keeps working.
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
Signed-off-by: Ramón Jesús Miranda <ramonjesusmiranda@xxxxxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -1212,8 +1212,13 @@
return;
}
- /* Disable/save vblank irq handling */
- drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
+ /*
+ * Disable/save vblank irq handling, unless we are entering self
+ * refresh: the DRM core expects vblank to stay enabled then and
+ * warns ("driver disabled vblank in self-refresh") otherwise.
+ */
+ if (!crtc->state->self_refresh_active)
+ drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
drm_for_each_encoder_mask(encoder, crtc->dev,
old_crtc_state->encoder_mask) {