Some AST-based BMCs stop display output for up to 5 seconds after reprogramming the scanout address. As the address is fixed, avoid re-setting the address' value. Reported-by: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c index 1b991658290b..54a9643d86ce 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c @@ -672,9 +672,17 @@ static void ast_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane, } ast_set_offset_reg(ast, fb); - ast_set_start_address_crt1(ast, (u32)ast_plane->offset); - ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_SEQ_PORT, 0x1, 0xdf, 0x00); + /* + * Some BMCs stop scanning out the video signal after the driver + * reprogrammed the scanout address. This stalls display output + * for several seconds and makes the display unusable. Therefore + * only reprogram the address after enabling the plane. + */ + if (!old_fb && fb) { + ast_set_start_address_crt1(ast, (u32)ast_plane->offset); + ast_set_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_SEQ_PORT, 0x1, 0xdf, 0x00); + } } static void ast_primary_plane_helper_atomic_disable(struct drm_plane *plane, -- 2.37.3