Hi Lucas,
On Wed, 2024-04-17 at 10:00 +0200, Lucas Stach wrote:
> Hi Vitor,
>
> Am Dienstag, dem 16.04.2024 um 17:08 +0100 schrieb Vitor Soares:
> > On Tue, 2024-04-16 at 11:53 +0100, Vitor Soares wrote:
> > > ++ Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2024-04-10 at 12:01 +0100, Vitor Soares wrote:
> > > > Hi Lucas,
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 2024-04-09 at 17:44 +0100, Vitor Soares wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 2024-04-09 at 16:36 +0200, Lucas Stach wrote:
> > > > > > Am Dienstag, dem 09.04.2024 um 14:22 +0100 schrieb Vitor Soares:
> > > > > > > Hi Lucas,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for your feedback.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Tue, 2024-04-09 at 11:13 +0200, Lucas Stach wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Vitor,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Am Dienstag, dem 09.04.2024 um 09:58 +0100 schrieb Vitor
> > > > > > > > Soares:
> > > > > > > > > From: Vitor Soares <vitor.soares@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The pgc_vpu_* nodes miss the reference to the power domain
> > > > > > > > > parent,
> > > > > > > > > leading the system to hang during the resume.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This change is not correct. The vpumix domain is controlled
> > > > > > > > through
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > imx8mm-vpu-blk-ctrl and must not be directly triggered by the
> > > > > > > > child
> > > > > > > > domains in order to guarantee proper power sequencing.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If the sequencing is incorrect for resume, it needs to be
> > > > > > > > fixed
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > blk-ctrl driver. I'll happily assist if you have any
> > > > > > > > questions
> > > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > this intricate mix between GPC and blk-ctrl hardware/drivers.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm new into the topic, so I tried to follow same approach as
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > imx8mp
> > > > > > > DT.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > That's a good hint, the 8MP VPU GPC node additions missed my
> > > > > > radar.
> > > > > > The
> > > > > > direct dependency there between the GPC domains is equally wrong.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I also checked the imx8mq DT and it only have one domain for
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > VPU in the GPC. It seem blk-ctrl also dependes on pgc_vpu_* to
> > > > > > > work
> > > > > > > properly.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The blk-ctrl driver hangs on imx8m_blk_ctrl_power_on() when
> > > > > > > access
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > ip registers for the soft reset. I tried to power-up the before
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > soft reset, but it didn't work.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > The runtime_pm_get_sync() at the start of that function should
> > > > > > ensure
> > > > > > that bus GPC domain aka vpumix is powered up. Can you check if
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > happening?
> > > > >
> > > > > I checked bc->bus_power_dev->power.runtime_status and it is
> > > > > RPM_ACTIVE.
> > > > >
> > > > > Am I looking to on the right thing? It is RPM_ACTIVE event before
> > > > > runtime_pm_get_sync().
> > > >
> > > > During the probe I can see that
> > > > bus_power_dev->power.runtime_status = RPM_SUSPENDED and then vpumix
> > > > is
> > > > powered up on GPC driver.
> > > >
> > > > On resume routine I can't see this flow. bus_power_dev-
> > > > > power.runtime_status = RPM_ACTIVE and vpumix end up not being
> > > > > powered-
> > > > up.
> > > >
> > > > I checked the suspend flow and the GPC tries to poweroff vpumix.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > My understanding is that when resuming the 38310000.video-codec, the
> > > vpumix isn't powered up. It happens because runtime_status and
> > > runtime_last_status = RPM_ACTIVE.
> > >
> > > I tried to change blk-ctrl suspend routine to force the runtime_status
> > > = RPM_SUSPENDED, but the system ended up hanging on another device.
> > >
> > > From the comment in blk-ctrl suspend, we rely on PM_SLEEP code that
> > > iterates over dpm_list for suspend/resume.
> > > I did look at the dpm_list, and it changes the order on every boot.
> > >
> > > With all the tests, I also found that the system randomly hangs on
> > > dispblk-lcdif suspend. I have confirmed this device is in a different
> > > place in the dpm_list (not sure if it is the root cause).
> > > I haven't understood how blk-ctrl ensures the correct order there yet.
> > >
> Random order of the DPM list seems like a good find to investigate
> further.
>
> > > Taking the following dpm_list excerpt:
> > > idx - device
> > > ------------------------------
> > > ...
> > > 191 - imx-pgc-domain.7
> > > 192 - imx-pgc-domain.8
> > > 193 - imx-pgc-domain.9
> > > 194 - 38330000.blk-ctrl
> > > 195 - 38310000.video-codec
> > > 196 - 38300000.video-codec
> > > ...
> > > 205 - genpd:0:38330000.blk-ctrl
> > > 206 - genpd:1:38330000.blk-ctrl
> > > 207 - genpd:2:38330000.blk-ctrl
> > > 208 - genpd:3:38330000.blk-ctrl
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Shouldn't genpd devices be before 38330000.blk-ctrl?
> > > As their power domain is GPC and the blk-ctrl power domain is genpd.
> > >
> >
> > I did the following change to have genpd device before 38330000.blk-ctrl
> > on dpm_list and it did work.
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c
> > index ca942d7929c2..0f1471dcd4e8 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c
> > @@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ static int imx8m_blk_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(bc->bus_power_dev),
> > "failed to attach power domain \"bus\"\n");
> > }
> > + device_move(dev, bc->bus_power_dev, DPM_ORDER_PARENT_BEFORE_DEV);
> >
> > for (i = 0; i < bc_data->num_domains; i++) {
> > const struct imx8m_blk_ctrl_domain_data *data = &bc_data->domains[i];
> > @@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ static int imx8m_blk_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > data->gpc_name);
> > goto cleanup_pds;
> > }
> > + device_move(dev, domain->power_dev, DPM_ORDER_PARENT_BEFORE_DEV);
> >
> > domain->genpd.name = data->name;
> > domain->genpd.power_on = imx8m_blk_ctrl_power_on;
> >
> > any concern about this approach?
> >
> I'm a bit uncomfortable with calling such a low-level function from
> this driver. Also we don't really want to move the device to a new
> parent, but just want to ensure proper order on the dpm list. Adding a
> device_link between the devices seems like the better way to do so.
Thanks for your feedback.
I have tested with device_link_add() and it is working. I will prepare a new patch with this change.
Best regards,
Vitor Soares
>
> Regards,
> Lucas
>
> > Best regards,
> > Vitor Soares
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Lucas
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Do you have an idea how we can address this within blk-ctrl?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > Vitor
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
