Re: [PATCH V3 1/7] drm/exynos: Support DP CLKCON register in FIMD driver

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On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Inki Dae <inki.dae@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2014-06-30 14:31 GMT+09:00 Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On 06/30/2014 03:14 AM, Jingoo Han wrote:
>>> On Friday, June 27, 2014 10:03 PM, Ajay kumar wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:14 PM, Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> On 06/27/2014 01:48 PM, Ajay kumar wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> +CC DT
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 06/27/2014 12:12 PM, Ajay Kumar wrote:
>>>>>>>> Add the missing setting for DP CLKCON register.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This register is present on Exynos5 based FIMD controllers,
>>>>>>>> and needs to be set if we are using DP.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Ajay Kumar <ajaykumar.rs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>  .../devicetree/bindings/video/samsung-fimd.txt     |    1 +
>>>>>>>>  drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fimd.c           |   23 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>>  include/video/samsung_fimd.h                       |    4 ++++
>>>>>>>>  3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
>>> [.....]
>>>
>>>>>>>>  static const struct of_device_id fimd_driver_dt_match[] = {
>>>>>>>> @@ -331,6 +341,10 @@ static void fimd_commit(struct exynos_drm_manager *mgr)
>>>>>>>>       if (clkdiv > 1)
>>>>>>>>               val |= VIDCON0_CLKVAL_F(clkdiv - 1) | VIDCON0_CLKDIR;
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +     if (ctx->driver_data->has_dp_clkcon &&
>>>>>>>> +             ctx->exynos_fimd_output_type == EXYNOS_FIMD_OUTPUT_DP)
>>>>>>>> +             writel(DP_CLK_ENABLE, ctx->regs + DP_CLKCON);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>       writel(val, ctx->regs + VIDCON0);
>>>>> New code should not split VIDCON0 related code.It should be moved few
>>>>> lines above or few lines below.
>>>> Ok, for better readability.
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway this code should be rather placed in power related functions of
>>>>> dp encoder, as it enables dp. The only question
>>>>> is if DP_CLKCON update can be performed after VIDCON0 update. If yes the
>>>>> solution of the whole problem
>>>> I will check this.
>>>>
>>>>> seems to be simple:
>>>>> - fimd should provide function fimd_set_dp_clk_gate or sth similar,
>>>>> - this function should be called in exynos_dp_poweron/exynos_dp_poweroff.
>>>>> I hope I have not missed anything this time.
>>>> But, it won't look good to export a FIMD function which sets a FIMD register,
>>>> and call it in DP driver!
>>>> What does Inki/Jingoo have to say about this?
>>> I agree with Ajay Kumar's opinion.
>>> It doesn't look good to export the function to set FIMD register
>>> and call it by DP driver.
>>
>> DP_CLKCON HW register shows clearly there is direct hardware dependency
>> between DP and FIMD.
>> Reflecting this dependency in drivers is just a consequence of HW design.
>
> Right, and I cannot understand why mDNIe and DP clock enable bit
> exists in FIMD ip. :(
>
>> Moreover the register gates also clock for MDNIE, this solution can be
>> used there as well.
>>
>> Anyway the most important is that we should avoid adding DT bindings for
>> things we can evaluate in drivers.
>>
>
> It wouldn't be best way only to avoid adding DT binding. DT binding
> could be good way to handle complicated hardware pipelines if needed.
> Of course, if driver can handle it simply, it would be better to avoid
> adding DT binding. However, Exynos SoC are complicated.
>
> Exynos SoC have more IPs to should be considered; SMIES, mDNIe and MIE
> as image enhancement devices, and eDP, MIPI-DSI, and DPI (FIMD
> connected to panel directly) as Display bus devices and parallel panel
> device. And image enhancement device and Display bus device can be
> used together.
>
> FIMD -------- Panel
> FIMD -------- Display bus device -------- Panel
> FIMD -------- image enhancement device -------- Panel
> FIMD -------- image enhancement device -------- FIMD-Lite -------- Panel
> FIMD -------- image enhancement device -------- Display bus device
> -------- Panel
> FIMD -------- image enhancement device -------- FIMD-Lite --------
> Display bus device -------- Panel
>
> And Display bus devices and parallel device couldn't be switched in
> runtime since kernel has been booted. However, image enhancement
> devices can be enabled or disabled in runtime so the output path of
> FIMD can be changed to another path dynamically - actually, I had
> handled such scenarios. So if Exynos drm driver should be considered
> for above all cases, it'd make Eyxnos drm driver too complicated.
>
> If DT people and other SoC maintainers give us your opinions, it would
> be helpful for us. I will look into other SoC how they are handling
> similar cases.
>
> Thanks,
> Inki Dae
>
>> Regards
>> Andrzej
>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Jingoo Han
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ajay
>>>>
>>> [....]
>>>
>>>
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