Re: [PATCH v12 2/5] dt-bindings: msm/dp: add data-lanes and link-frequencies property

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On 12/13/2022 3:06 PM, Stephen Boyd wrote:
Quoting Kuogee Hsieh (2022-12-13 13:44:05)
Add both data-lanes and link-frequencies property into endpoint
Why do we care? Please tell us why it's important.

Changes in v7:
-- split yaml out of dtsi patch
-- link-frequencies from link rate to symbol rate
-- deprecation of old data-lanes property

Changes in v8:
-- correct Bjorn mail address to kernel.org

Changes in v10:
-- add menu item to data-lanes and link-frequecnis

Changes in v11:
-- add endpoint property at port@1

Changes in v12:
-- use enum for item at data-lanes and link-frequencies

Signed-off-by: Kuogee Hsieh <quic_khsieh@xxxxxxxxxxx>`
                                                        ^
Stray ` here? -----------------------------------------/

---
  .../bindings/display/msm/dp-controller.yaml        | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++--
  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/dp-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/dp-controller.yaml
index f2515af..8fb9fa5 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/dp-controller.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/msm/dp-controller.yaml
@@ -96,14 +97,37 @@ properties:

    ports:
      $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/ports
+
      properties:
        port@0:
-        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/port
+        $ref: "/schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base"
          description: Input endpoint of the controller
+        properties:
+          endpoint:
+            $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#

        port@1:
-        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/port
+        $ref: "/schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base"
I thought the quotes weren't needed?

          description: Output endpoint of the controller
+        properties:
+          endpoint:
+            $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#
Does this need 'unevaluatedProperties: false' here?

+            properties:
+              data-lanes:
+                minItems: 1
+                maxItems: 4
+                items:
+                  enum: [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ]
+
+              link-frequencies:
+                minItems: 1
+                maxItems: 4
+                items:
+                  enum: [ 1620000000, 2700000000, 5400000000, 8100000000 ]
+
+    required:
+      - port@0
+      - port@1

  required:
    - compatible
@@ -193,6 +217,8 @@ examples:
                  reg = <1>;
                  endpoint {
                      remote-endpoint = <&typec>;
+                    data-lanes = <0 1>;
+                    link-frequencies = /bits/ 64 <1620000000 2700000000 5400000000 8100000000>;
                  };
So far we haven't used the output port on the DP controller in DT.

I'm still not clear on what we should do in general for DP because
there's a PHY that actually controls a lane count and lane mapping. In
my mental model of the SoC, this DP controller's output port is
connected to the DP PHY, which then sends the DP lanes out of the SoC to
the next downstream device (i.e. a DP connector or type-c muxer). Having
a remote-endpoint property with a phandle to typec doesn't fit my mental
model. I'd expect it to be the typec PHY.
ack

That brings up the question: when we have 2 lanes vs. 4 lanes will we
duplicate the data-lanes property in the PHY binding? I suspect we'll
have to. Hopefully that sort of duplication is OK?
Current we have limitation by reserve 2 data lanes for usb2, i am not sure duplication to 4 lanes will work automatically.

Similarly, we may have a redriver that limits the link-frequencies
property further (e.g. only support <= 2.7GHz). Having multiple
link-frequencies along the graph is OK, right? And isn't the
link-frequencies property known here by fact that the DP controller
tells us which SoC this controller is for, and thus we already know the
supported link frequencies?

Finally, I wonder if we should put any of this in the DP controller's
output endpoint, or if we can put these sorts of properties in the DP
PHY binding directly? Can't we do that and then when the DP controller
tries to set 4 lanes, the PHY immediately fails the call and the link
training algorithm does its thing and tries fewer lanes? And similarly,
if link-frequencies were in the PHY's binding, the PHY could fail to set
those frequencies during link training, returning an error to the DP
controller, letting the training move on to a lower frequency. If we did
that this patch series would largely be about modifying the PHY binding,
updating the PHY driver to enforce constraints, and handling errors
during link training in the DP controller (which may already be done? I
didn't check).


phy/pll have different configuration base on link lanes and rate.

it has to be set up before link training can start.

Once link training start, then there are no any interactions between controller and phy during link training session.

Link training only happen between dp controller and sink since link status is reported by sink (read back from sink's dpcd register directly).

T achieve link symbol locked, link training will start from reduce link rate until lowest rate, if it still failed, then it will reduce lanes with highest rate and start training  again.

it will repeat same process until lowest lane (one lane), if it still failed, then it will give up and declare link training failed.

Therefore I think add data-lanes and link-frequencies properties in the DP PHY binding directly will not helps.





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