On 13.07.2018 11:12, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 07/13/2018 11:06 AM, Anson Huang wrote:
> [...]
>>>
>>> On 07/13/2018 10:54 AM, Anson Huang wrote:
>>>> As display power domain is combined with lcdif node on some i.MX
>>>> platforms like i.MX6SL, when lcdif driver is enabled, the mxsfb_load
>>>> is called to enable runtime pm, and a pair of pm_runtime_get_sync and
>>>> pm_runtime_put_sync are also called, that will cause generic power
>>>> domain driver to disable lcdif power domain and lcdif is no longer
>>>> working, the lcdif power should ONLY be turned off when display is
>>>> disabled, so move the pm_runtime_put_sync to mxsfb_unload and remove
>>>> the pm_runtime_get_sync in mxsfb_unload as well, in this way, when
>>>> display is enabled, the lcdif power will be always ON until the
>>>> display is disabled.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@xxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Doesn't this also mean the block will always be on, thus wasting power ?
>>
>> I think drm driver should have somewhere to implement the display
>> disable case, like when fb0 is blank (echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/blank),
>
> Isn't this just the fbdev emulation on top of drm/kms ?
> I think this stuff can be compiled out completely.
>
>> then lcdif can be powered gated, and
>> when display is back on (unblank), lcdif needs to be re-initialization and display will
>> be on, current implementation is incorrect, with kernel booting up, lcdif
>> is NOT working at all.
>
> It works fine on MX6SX , so I think this is isolated to MX6SL ?
> I'm CCing Stefan, he might have some valuable feedback here.
>
Yeah not sure, but putting it in mxsfb_load seems wrong.
MXSFB uses struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs which does have
enable/disable callbacks, probably closer to what we want...
--
Stefan
>> The runtime power gating case can be implemented later to save power,
>> need lcdif experts to do it. Thanks.
>>
>> Anson.
>>
>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c | 3 +--
>>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
>>>> b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
>>>> index ffe5137..1ba179b 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
>>>> @@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm,
>>>> unsigned long flags)
>>>>
>>>> pm_runtime_get_sync(drm->dev);
>>>> ret = drm_irq_install(drm, platform_get_irq(pdev, 0));
>>>> - pm_runtime_put_sync(drm->dev);
>>>>
>>>> if (ret < 0) {
>>>> dev_err(drm->dev, "Failed to install IRQ handler\n"); @@ -264,6
>>>> +263,7 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long
>>>> flags)
>>>> err_irq:
>>>> drm_panel_detach(mxsfb->panel);
>>>> err_vblank:
>>>> + pm_runtime_put_sync(drm->dev);
>>>> pm_runtime_disable(drm->dev);
>>>>
>>>> return ret;
>>>> @@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static void mxsfb_unload(struct drm_device *drm)
>>>> drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
>>>> drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
>>>>
>>>> - pm_runtime_get_sync(drm->dev);
>>>> drm_irq_uninstall(drm);
>>>> pm_runtime_put_sync(drm->dev);
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Marek Vasut
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