Re: [RFC] drm/msm/dp: Allow attaching a drm_panel

From: Heikki Krogerus
Date: Wed May 24 2023 - 05:50:22 EST


On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 02:53:48PM -0700, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 03:51:01PM -0500, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 03:38:21PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 09:15:12AM -0700, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> > > > The one thing that I still don't understand though is, if the typec_mux
> > > > is used by the typec controller to inform _the_ mux about the function
> > > > to be used, what's up with the complexity in typec_mux_match()? This is
> > > > what lead me to believe that typec_mux was enabling/disabling individual
> > > > altmodes, rather just flipping the physical switch at the bottom.
> > >
> > > Ah, typec_mux_match() is a mess. I'm sorry about that. I think most of
> > > the code in that function is not used by anybody. If I remember
> > > correctly, all that complexity is attempting to solve some
> > > hypothetical corner case(s). Probable a case where we have multiple
> > > muxes per port to deal with.
> > >
> > > I think it would probable be best to clean the function to the bare
> > > minimum by keeping only the parts that are actually used today
> > > (attached).
> > >
> >
> > Sorry for not replying to this in a timely manner Heikki. I've been
> > ignoring this issue for a long time now, just adding "svid" to our dts
> > files. But, this obviously shows up in DT validation - and I'd prefer
> > not defining these properties as valid.
> >
> > The attached patch works as expected.
> >
>
> Sorry, I must have failed at applying the patch - it doesn't work...
>
> > Could you please spin this as a proper patch, so we can get it merged?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bjorn
> >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > --
> > > heikki
> >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/mux.c b/drivers/usb/typec/mux.c
> > > index c8340de0ed495..44f168c9bd9bf 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/usb/typec/mux.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/mux.c
> > > @@ -193,56 +193,15 @@ static int mux_fwnode_match(struct device *dev, const void *fwnode)
> > > static void *typec_mux_match(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char *id,
> > > void *data)
> > > {
> > > - const struct typec_altmode_desc *desc = data;
> > > struct device *dev;
> > > - bool match;
> > > - int nval;
> > > - u16 *val;
> > > - int ret;
> > > - int i;
> > >
> > > /*
> > > - * Check has the identifier already been "consumed". If it
> > > - * has, no need to do any extra connection identification.
> > > + * The connection identifier will be needed with device graph (OF graph).
> > > + * Device graph is not supported by this code yet, so bailing out.
> > > */
> > > - match = !id;
> > > - if (match)
> > > - goto find_mux;
> > > -
> > > - /* Accessory Mode muxes */
> > > - if (!desc) {
> > > - match = fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "accessory");
> > > - if (match)
> > > - goto find_mux;
> > > - return NULL;
> > > - }
> > > -
> > > - /* Alternate Mode muxes */
> > > - nval = fwnode_property_count_u16(fwnode, "svid");
> > > - if (nval <= 0)
> > > - return NULL;
> > > -
> > > - val = kcalloc(nval, sizeof(*val), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > - if (!val)
> > > - return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > -
> > > - ret = fwnode_property_read_u16_array(fwnode, "svid", val, nval);
> > > - if (ret < 0) {
> > > - kfree(val);
> > > - return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > - }
> > > -
> > > - for (i = 0; i < nval; i++) {
> > > - match = val[i] == desc->svid;
> > > - if (match) {
> > > - kfree(val);
> > > - goto find_mux;
> > > - }
> > > - }
> > > - kfree(val);
> > > - return NULL;
> > > + if (id)
>
> We pass id as "mode-switch", so this will never be NULL. But we also only
> want to consider endpoints with "mode-switch", otherwise we'll fail if
> any of the referred endpoints is not implementing a typec_mux...
>
> So this needs the same snippet we find in typec_switch_match():
>
> /*
> * Device graph (OF graph) does not give any means to identify the
> * device type or the device class of the remote port parent that @fwnode
> * represents, so in order to identify the type or the class of @fwnode
> * an additional device property is needed. With typec switches the
> * property is named "orientation-switch" (@id). The value of the device
> * property is ignored.
> */
> if (id && !fwnode_property_present(fwnode, id))
> return NULL;
>
> With that, this works as expected!

Okay. I'll change that and send the patch out.

thanks,

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heikki