Re: [PATCH RFC 06/10] drm/panel/samsung-sofef01: Add panel driver for Sony Xperia 5 / 10 II

From: Marijn Suijten
Date: Mon May 29 2023 - 18:35:18 EST


On 2023-05-30 01:20:17, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On 29/05/2023 23:58, Marijn Suijten wrote:
> > On 2023-05-23 01:56:46, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> >> On Tue, 23 May 2023 at 01:32, Marijn Suijten
> >> <marijn.suijten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 2023-05-22 04:19:45, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> >>>> On 22/05/2023 00:23, Marijn Suijten wrote:
> >>>>> This SOFEF01-M Display-IC driver supports two modes with different
> >>>>> compatibles to differentiate between slightly different physical sizes
> >>>>> (panels) found on the Xperia 5 (6.1") and 10 II (6.0").
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It is currently also used to hardcode significantly higher fake porches
> >>>>> for the Xperia 5, which are unused in transfers due to this being a
> >>>>> command-mode panel but do have an effect on the clock rates set by
> >>>>> dsi_host.c. Without higher clock rates this panel fails to achieve
> >>>>> 60fps and has significant tearing artifacts, while the same calculated
> >>>>> clock rate works perfectly fine on the Xperia 10 II.
> >>>
> >>> <snip>
> >>>
> >>>>> +/* Sony Xperia 5 (kumano bahamut) */
> >>>>> +static const struct drm_display_mode samsung_sofef01_m_bahamut_mode = {
> >>>>> + /*
> >>>>> + * WARNING: These massive porches are wrong/useless for CMDmode
> >>>>> + * (and not defined in downstream DTS) but necessary to bump dsi
> >>>>> + * clocks higher, so that we can achieve proper 60fps without tearing.
> >>>>> + */
> >>>>> + .clock = (1080 + 156 + 8 + 8) * (2520 + 2393 + 8 + 8) * 60 / 1000,
> >>>>> + .hdisplay = 1080,
> >>>>> + .hsync_start = 1080 + 156,
> >>>>> + .hsync_end = 1080 + 156 + 8,
> >>>>> + .htotal = 1080 + 156 + 8 + 8,
> >>>>> + .vdisplay = 2520,
> >>>>> + .vsync_start = 2520 + 2393,
> >>>>> + .vsync_end = 2520 + 2393 + 8,
> >>>>> + .vtotal = 2520 + 2393 + 8 + 8,
> >>>>> + .width_mm = 61,
> >>>>> + .height_mm = 142,
> >>>>> +};
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +/* Sony Xperia 10 II (seine pdx201) */
> >>>>> +static const struct drm_display_mode samsung_sofef01_m_pdx201_mode = {
> >>>>> + .clock = (1080 + 8 + 8 + 8) * (2520 + 8 + 8 + 8) * 60 / 1000,
> >>>>> + .hdisplay = 1080,
> >>>>> + .hsync_start = 1080 + 8,
> >>>>> + .hsync_end = 1080 + 8 + 8,
> >>>>> + .htotal = 1080 + 8 + 8 + 8,
> >>>>> + .vdisplay = 2520,
> >>>>> + .vsync_start = 2520 + 8,
> >>>>> + .vsync_end = 2520 + 8 + 8,
> >>>>> + .vtotal = 2520 + 8 + 8 + 8,
> >>>>> + .width_mm = 60,
> >>>>> + .height_mm = 139,
> >>>>> +};
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +static const struct of_device_id samsung_sofef01_m_of_match[] = {
> >>>>> + { .compatible = "samsung,sofef01-m-bahamut", .data = &samsung_sofef01_m_bahamut_mode },
> >>>>> + { .compatible = "samsung,sofef01-m-pdx201", .data = &samsung_sofef01_m_pdx201_mode },
> >>>>
> >>>> Are there really two panels? Can we use one mode for both usecases?
> >>>
> >>> See the commit description where I explained exactly this: the panels
> >>> have different dimensions (6.1" vs 6.0", hence different DPI) and I also
> >>> abuse this to hack in higher clock rates via fake porches.
> >>>
> >>> I just ended up on a scary website that supposedly contains the panel
> >>> names:
> >>>
> >>> - Xperia 5 (bahamut, 6.1"): AMB609TC01
> >>> - Xperia 10 II (pdx201, 6.0"): AMS597UT01
> >>
> >> Great! From the patch description it was not obvious if those are two
> >> different panels or a single panel with slight difference in the glass
> >> cover. With these names in place (well, with two distinct names in
> >> place) it makes sense.
> >
> > For completeness: keep the current single file but embed these panel
> > names as suffix (eg. `samsung,sofef-01-m-am[bs]...`) to the compatible
> > (and document these more explicitly elsewhere)?
>
> Where do the sofef parts of the name come from? Glancing at other
> panels, I'd expect something simpler. Maybe:

That is the Driver-IC. Sorry, I meant sofef01-m without the first dash,
matching the original compatibles. But can also drop the dash in 01-m
if desired.

> samsung,sofef01m-amb60...

- Marijn