Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] drm/dp: Add helper to set LTTPRs in transparent mode

From: Bjorn Andersson
Date: Wed Jan 08 2025 - 17:18:02 EST


On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 04:31:43PM +0200, Abel Vesa wrote:
> According to the DisplayPort standard, LTTPRs have two operating
> modes:
> - non-transparent - it replies to DPCD LTTPR field specific AUX
> requests, while passes through all other AUX requests
> - transparent - it passes through all AUX requests.
>
> Switching between this two modes is done by the DPTX by issuing
> an AUX write to the DPCD PHY_REPEATER_MODE register.
>
> Add a generic helper that allows switching between these modes.
>
> Also add a generic wrapper for the helper that handles the explicit
> disabling of non-transparent mode and its disable->enable sequence
> mentioned in the DP Standard v2.0 section 3.6.6.1. Do this in order
> to move this handling out of the vendor specific driver implementation
> into the generic framework.
>
> Tested-by: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.c
> index da3c8521a7fa7d3c9761377363cdd4b44ab1106e..fa7eff94d408718a1762834597f0cd51376d2596 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.c
> @@ -2817,6 +2817,68 @@ int drm_dp_lttpr_max_link_rate(const u8 caps[DP_LTTPR_COMMON_CAP_SIZE])
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_lttpr_max_link_rate);
>
> +/**
> + * drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode - set the LTTPR in transparent mode

kernel-doc functions should have () suffix

> + * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
> + * @enable: Enable or disable transparent mode
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.

And this should be "Return: ...".

> + */
> +int drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, bool enable)
> +{
> + u8 val = enable ? DP_PHY_REPEATER_MODE_TRANSPARENT :
> + DP_PHY_REPEATER_MODE_NON_TRANSPARENT;
> + int ret = drm_dp_dpcd_writeb(aux, DP_PHY_REPEATER_MODE, val);
> +
> + if (ret < 0)
> + return ret;
> +
> + return (ret == 1) ? 0 : -EIO;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode);
> +
> +/**
> + * drm_dp_lttpr_init - init LTTPR transparency mode according to DP standard
> + *

Documentation also explicitly says not to leave a blank line here...

Regards,
Bjorn

> + * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
> + * @lttpr_count: Number of LTTPRs. Between 0 and 8, according to DP standard.
> + * Negative error code for any non-valid number.
> + * See drm_dp_lttpr_count().
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
> + */
> +int drm_dp_lttpr_init(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, int lttpr_count)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + if (!lttpr_count)
> + return 0;
> +
> + /*
> + * See DP Standard v2.0 3.6.6.1 about the explicit disabling of
> + * non-transparent mode and the disable->enable non-transparent mode
> + * sequence.
> + */
> + ret = drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode(aux, true);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + if (lttpr_count < 0)
> + return -ENODEV;
> +
> + if (drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode(aux, false)) {
> + /*
> + * Roll-back to transparent mode if setting non-transparent
> + * mode has failed
> + */
> + drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode(aux, true);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_lttpr_init);
> +
> /**
> * drm_dp_lttpr_max_lane_count - get the maximum lane count supported by all LTTPRs
> * @caps: LTTPR common capabilities
> diff --git a/include/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.h b/include/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.h
> index 8f4054a560396a43750570a8c2e95624039ab8ad..3311df3b58255cf0620391d0948ccf6b569a8a34 100644
> --- a/include/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.h
> +++ b/include/drm/display/drm_dp_helper.h
> @@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ int drm_dp_read_lttpr_phy_caps(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
> u8 caps[DP_LTTPR_PHY_CAP_SIZE]);
> int drm_dp_lttpr_count(const u8 cap[DP_LTTPR_COMMON_CAP_SIZE]);
> int drm_dp_lttpr_max_link_rate(const u8 caps[DP_LTTPR_COMMON_CAP_SIZE]);
> +int drm_dp_lttpr_set_transparent_mode(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, bool enable);
> +int drm_dp_lttpr_init(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, int lttpr_count);
> int drm_dp_lttpr_max_lane_count(const u8 caps[DP_LTTPR_COMMON_CAP_SIZE]);
> bool drm_dp_lttpr_voltage_swing_level_3_supported(const u8 caps[DP_LTTPR_PHY_CAP_SIZE]);
> bool drm_dp_lttpr_pre_emphasis_level_3_supported(const u8 caps[DP_LTTPR_PHY_CAP_SIZE]);
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>