Re: [PATCH v3 00/16] eDP: Support probing eDP panels dynamically instead of hardcoding

[Doug Anderson]

Hi,

On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 11:55 AM Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Douglas,
>
> On Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 01:19:18PM -0700, Douglas Anderson wrote:
> > The goal of this patch series is to move away from hardcoding exact
> > eDP panels in device tree files. As discussed in the various patches
> > in this series (I'm not repeating everything here), most eDP panels
> > are 99% probable and we can get that last 1% by allowing two "power
> > up" delays to be specified in the device tree file and then using the
> > panel ID (found in the EDID) to look up additional power sequencing
> > delays for the panel.
> >
> > This patch series is the logical contiunation of a previous patch
> > series where I proposed solving this problem by adding a
> > board-specific compatible string [1]. In the discussion that followed
> > it sounded like people were open to something like the solution
> > proposed in this new series.
> >
> > In version 2 I got rid of the idea that we could have a "fallback"
> > compatible string that we'd use if we didn't recognize the ID in the
> > EDID. This simplifies the bindings a lot and the implementation
> > somewhat. As a result of not having a "fallback", though, I'm not
> > confident in transitioning any existing boards over to this since
> > we'll have to fallback to very conservative timings if we don't
> > recognize the ID from the EDID and I can't guarantee that I've seen
> > every panel that might have shipped on an existing product. The plan
> > is to use "edp-panel" only on new boards or new revisions of old
> > boards where we can guarantee that every EDID that ships out of the
> > factory has an ID in the table.
> >
> > Version 3 of this series now splits out all eDP panels to their own
> > driver and adds the generic eDP panel support to this new driver. I
> > believe this is what Sam was looking for [2].
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/YFKQaXOmOwYyeqvM@xxxxxxxxxx/
> > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/r/YRTsFNTn%2FT8fLxyB@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > Changes in v3:
> > - Decode hex product ID w/ same endianness as everyone else.
> > - ("Reorder logicpd_type_28...") patch new for v3.
> > - Split eDP panels patch new for v3.
> > - Move wayward panels patch new for v3.
> > - ("Non-eDP panels don't need "HPD" handling") new for v3.
> > - Split the delay structure out patch just on eDP now.
> > - ("Better describe eDP panel delays") new for v3.
> > - Fix "prepare_to_enable" patch new for v3.
> > - ("Don't re-read the EDID every time") moved to eDP only patch.
> > - Generic "edp-panel" handled by the eDP panel driver now.
> > - Change init order to we power at the end.
> > - Adjust endianness of product ID.
> > - Fallback to conservative delays if panel not recognized.
> > - Add Sharp LQ116M1JW10 to table.
> > - Add AUO B116XAN06.1 to table.
> > - Rename delays more generically so they can be reused.
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - No longer allow fallback to panel-simple.
> > - Add "-ms" suffix to delays.
> > - Don't support a "fallback" panel. Probed panels must be probed.
> > - Not based on patch to copy "desc"--just allocate for probed panels.
> > - Add "-ms" suffix to delays.
> >
> > Douglas Anderson (16):
> >   dt-bindings: drm/panel-simple-edp: Introduce generic eDP panels
> >   drm/edid: Break out reading block 0 of the EDID
> >   drm/edid: Allow the querying/working with the panel ID from the EDID
> >   drm/panel-simple: Reorder logicpd_type_28 / mitsubishi_aa070mc01
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Split eDP panels out of panel-simple
> >   ARM: configs: Everyone who had PANEL_SIMPLE now gets PANEL_SIMPLE_EDP
> >   arm64: defconfig: Everyone who had PANEL_SIMPLE now gets
> >     PANEL_SIMPLE_EDP
> >   MIPS: configs: Everyone who had PANEL_SIMPLE now gets PANEL_SIMPLE_EDP
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Move some wayward panels to the eDP driver
> >   drm/panel-simple: Non-eDP panels don't need "HPD" handling
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Split the delay structure out
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Better describe eDP panel delays
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: hpd_reliable shouldn't be subtraced from
> >     hpd_absent
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Fix "prepare_to_enable" if panel doesn't handle
> >     HPD
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Don't re-read the EDID every time we power off
> >     the panel
> >   drm/panel-simple-edp: Implement generic "edp-panel"s probed by EDID
>
> Thanks for looking into this. I really like the outcome.
> We have panel-simple that now (mostly) handle simple panels,
> and thus all the eDP functionality is in a separate driver.
>
> I have provided a few nits.
> My only take on this is the naming - as we do not want to confuse
> panel-simple and panel-edp I strongly suggest renaming the driver to
> panel-edp.

Sure, I'll do that. I was trying to express the fact that the new
"panel-edp" driver won't actually handle _all_ eDP panels, only the
eDP panels that are (comparatively) simpler. For instance, I'm not
planning to handle panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c in "panel-edp". I guess
people will figure it out, though.


> And then rename the corresponding Kconfig entry.
>
> With these few changes all patches are:
> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, I'll add it to the patches. If there's anything major I need
to change I'll give you a yell to make sure you see it.


> For bisectability I suggest to move the defconfig patches up before you
> introduce the new Kconfig symbol. Or maybe they will be added via
> another tree and then this is not possible to control

Yup, I'll do that. There was some question about the defconfig patch
but they are hopefully cleared up now.


> I assume you will apply the patches yourself.

Sure, I can do that with your Ack. I'll also make sure that patches
that Jani commented on get resolved.


-Doug