Re: [PATCH RFT 0/7] arm64: qcom: allow up to 4 lanes for the Type-C DisplayPort Altmode

From: Konrad Dybcio
Date: Tue Mar 26 2024 - 17:03:34 EST


On 16.03.2024 5:01 PM, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 06:35:15PM +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>> On 15/03/2024 18:19, Luca Weiss wrote:
>>> On Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 2:07 PM CET, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>>>> Register a typec mux in order to change the PHY mode on the Type-C
>>>> mux events depending on the mode and the svid when in Altmode setup.
>>>>
>>>> The DisplayPort phy should be left enabled if is still powered on
>>>> by the DRM DisplayPort controller, so bail out until the DisplayPort
>>>> PHY is not powered off.
>>>>
>>>> The Type-C Mode/SVID only changes on plug/unplug, and USB SAFE states
>>>> will be set in between of USB-Only, Combo and DisplayPort Only so
>>>> this will leave enough time to the DRM DisplayPort controller to
>>>> turn of the DisplayPort PHY.
>>>>
>>>> The patchset also includes bindings changes and DT changes.
>>>>
>>>> This has been successfully tested on an SM8550 board, but the
>>>> Thinkpad X13s deserved testing between non-PD USB, non-PD DisplayPort,
>>>> PD USB Hubs and PD Altmode Dongles to make sure the switch works
>>>> as expected.
>>>>
>>>> The DisplayPort 4 lanes setup can be check with:
>>>> $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/ae01000.display-controller/DP-1/dp_debug
>>>> name = msm_dp
>>>> drm_dp_link
>>>> rate = 540000
>>>> num_lanes = 4
>>>
>>> Hi Neil,
>>>
>>> I tried this on QCM6490/SC7280 which should also support 4-lane DP but I
>>> haven't had any success so far.
>>>
> [..]
>>> [ 1775.563969] [drm:dp_ctrl_link_train] *ERROR* max v_level reached
>>> [ 1775.564031] [drm:dp_ctrl_link_train] *ERROR* link training #1 failed. ret=-11
>>
>> Interesting #1 means the 4 lanes are not physically connected to the other side,
>> perhaps QCM6490/SC7280 requires a specific way to enable the 4 lanes in the PHY,
>> or some fixups in the init tables.
>>
>
> I tested the same on rb3gen2 (qcs6490) a couple of weeks ago, with the
> same outcome. Looking at the AUX reads, after switching to 4-lane the
> link training is failing on all 4 lanes, in contrast to succeeding only
> on the first 2 if you e.g. forget to mux the other two.
>
> As such, my expectation is that there's something wrong in the QMP PHY
> (or possibly redriver) for this platform.

Do we have any downstream tag where 4lane dp works? I'm willing to believe
the PHY story..

Konrad