[PATCH v6 06/16] drm/bridge: synopsys: dw-dp: Support MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED

From: Sebastian Reichel

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 14:05:42 EST


Add support for MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED, which is e.g. requested for USB-C
DP chains as the last bridge in the chain (aux-hpd-bridge) does not
implement atomic_get_output_bus_fmts(), which results in the generic
drm_atomic_bridge_chain_select_bus_fmts() code using MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED
instead. For decent support of this, two areas are changed:

1. In atomic_check, resolving MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED output format by
using the negotiated input format.

2. Implementing a custom .atomic_get_input_bus_fmts hook that, on
MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED, advertises all bandwidth-validated formats
from dw_dp_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts(). This lets the
upstream encoder negotiate the best mutually supported format.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
index 7f6506f8d4bd..259efc25b56e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,7 @@ static int dw_dp_bridge_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
{
struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode = &crtc_state->adjusted_mode;
+ unsigned int out_bus_format = bridge_state->output_bus_cfg.format;
struct dw_dp *dp = bridge_to_dp(bridge);
struct dw_dp_bridge_state *state;
const struct dw_dp_output_format *fmt;
@@ -1540,7 +1541,10 @@ static int dw_dp_bridge_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
state = to_dw_dp_bridge_state(bridge_state);
mode = &state->mode;

- fmt = dw_dp_get_output_format(bridge_state->output_bus_cfg.format);
+ if (out_bus_format == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED)
+ out_bus_format = bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.format;
+
+ fmt = dw_dp_get_output_format(out_bus_format);
if (!fmt)
return -EINVAL;

@@ -1807,6 +1811,32 @@ static u32 *dw_dp_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
return output_fmts;
}

+static u32 *
+dw_dp_bridge_atomic_get_input_bus_fmts(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
+ struct drm_bridge_state *bridge_state,
+ struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+ struct drm_connector_state *conn_state,
+ u32 output_fmt,
+ unsigned int *num_input_fmts)
+{
+ /*
+ * MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED means the downstream bridge does not constrain
+ * the bus format. In that case, advertise all formats supported by the
+ * DP link so the upstream encoder can negotiate the best match.
+ */
+ if (output_fmt == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED)
+ return dw_dp_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts(bridge,
+ bridge_state,
+ crtc_state,
+ conn_state,
+ num_input_fmts);
+
+ return drm_atomic_helper_bridge_propagate_bus_fmt(bridge, bridge_state,
+ crtc_state, conn_state,
+ output_fmt,
+ num_input_fmts);
+}
+
static struct drm_bridge_state *dw_dp_bridge_atomic_duplicate_state(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
{
struct dw_dp_bridge_state *state;
@@ -1824,7 +1854,7 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs dw_dp_bridge_funcs = {
.atomic_duplicate_state = dw_dp_bridge_atomic_duplicate_state,
.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_destroy_state,
.atomic_create_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_create_state,
- .atomic_get_input_bus_fmts = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_propagate_bus_fmt,
+ .atomic_get_input_bus_fmts = dw_dp_bridge_atomic_get_input_bus_fmts,
.atomic_get_output_bus_fmts = dw_dp_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts,
.atomic_check = dw_dp_bridge_atomic_check,
.mode_valid = dw_dp_bridge_mode_valid,

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2.53.0