Re: [PATCH v2 09/10] drm/nouveau/dispnv50: program pixel clocks above 2.147GHz on GB20x

From: lyude

Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 18:16:16 EST


Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>

On Thu, 2026-08-20 at 20:49 +0400, Mohamed Ahmed wrote:
> The HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY(_MAX) methods carry only 31 HERTZ
> bits. Starting with C97D the upper bits live in separate
> HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI(_MAX) methods, which nouveau never
> programmed and headca7d_mode() computed m->clock * 1000 into the 31-
> bit
> field. NVVAL's mask then silently truncates anything past 2^31 Hz,
> which
> means that every mode scanned out at pclk modulo 2^31.
>
> No mode nouveau can currently commit crosses the boundary (an
> uncompressed HDMI FRL mode tops out around 1.78GHz at 8bpc), but this
> is
> a prerequisite for the upcoming DSC work, which makes 2.147GHz+ modes
> reachable.
>
> Program the full value split across the low and HI methods, exactly
> as OpenRM's EvoSetRasterParams9() does (nvkms-evo4.c, 31-bit low word
> plus the 4 HI HERTZ bits, giving 35 bits of range).
>
> Signed-off-by: Mohamed Ahmed <mohamedahmedegypt2001@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/headca7d.c   | 21 ++++++++++++++++-
> --
>  .../drm/nouveau/include/nvhw/class/clca7d.h   |  4 ++++
>  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/headca7d.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/headca7d.c
> index eeaeb15aa664..678cbc78ca9f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/headca7d.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/headca7d.c
> @@ -219,10 +219,11 @@ headca7d_mode(struct nv50_head *head, struct
> nv50_head_atom *asyh)
>  {
>   struct nvif_push *push = &head->disp->core->chan.push;
>   struct nv50_head_mode *m = &asyh->mode;
> + const u64 hz = (u64)m->clock * 1000;
>   const int i = head->base.index;
>   int ret;
>  
> - ret = PUSH_WAIT(push, 11);
> + ret = PUSH_WAIT(push, 14);
>   if (ret)
>   return ret;
>  
> @@ -245,11 +246,25 @@ headca7d_mode(struct nv50_head *head, struct
> nv50_head_atom *asyh)
>   PUSH_MTHD(push, NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_CONTROL(i),
>     NVDEF(NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_CONTROL, STRUCTURE,
> PROGRESSIVE));
>  
> + /* The FREQUENCY methods carry only 31 HERTZ bits; the upper
> bits
> + * of anything past 2.147GHz live in the HI methods
> + * (EvoSetRasterParams9()). Truncating would scan out at
> pclk modulo 2^31.
> + */
>   PUSH_MTHD(push, NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY(i),
> -   NVVAL(NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY,
> HERTZ, m->clock * 1000));
> +   NVVAL(NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY,
> HERTZ,
> + (u32)(hz & 0x7fffffff)));
>  
>   PUSH_MTHD(push, NVCA7D,
> HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_MAX(i),
> -   NVVAL(NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_MAX,
> HERTZ, m->clock * 1000));
> +   NVVAL(NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_MAX,
> HERTZ,
> + (u32)(hz & 0x7fffffff)));
> +
> + PUSH_MTHD(push, NVCA7D,
> HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI(i),
> +   NVVAL(NVCA7D, HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI,
> HERTZ,
> + (u32)(hz >> 31)),
> +
> + HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI_MA
> X(i),
> +   NVVAL(NVCA7D,
> HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI_MAX, HERTZ,
> + (u32)(hz >> 31)));
>  
>   return 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvhw/class/clca7d.h
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvhw/class/clca7d.h
> index 0fec6fc21d44..5754878ddc69 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvhw/class/clca7d.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvhw/class/clca7d.h
> @@ -734,6 +734,10 @@
>  #define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_CONTROL_CURSOR_COMPOSITION_BYPASS                    
>    20:20
>  #define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_CONTROL_CURSOR_COMPOSITION_BYPASS_DISABLE            
>    (0x00000000)
>  #define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_CONTROL_CURSOR_COMPOSITION_BYPASS_ENABLE             
>    (0x00000001)
> +#define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI(a)                          
>    (0x000020C0 + (a)*0x00000800)
> +#define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI_HERTZ                       
>    3:0
> +#define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI_MAX(a)                      
>    (0x000020C4 + (a)*0x00000800)
> +#define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQUENCY_HI_MAX_HERTZ                   
>    3:0
>  #define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_SURFACE_ADDRESS_HI_CRC(a)                            
>    (0x00002150 + (a)*0x00000800)
>  #define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_SURFACE_ADDRESS_HI_CRC_ADDRESS_HI                    
>    31:0
>  #define
> NVCA7D_HEAD_SET_SURFACE_ADDRESS_LO_CRC(a)                            
>    (0x00002154 + (a)*0x00000800)