[PATCH v4] drivers: i915: Default backlight PWM frequency

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 07:47:58PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:12:58 -0800,
> Simon Que wrote:
> > 
> > If the firmware did not initialize the backlight PWM registers, set up a
> > default PWM frequency of 200 Hz.  This is determined using the following
> > formula:
> > 
> >   freq = refclk / (128 * pwm_max)
> > 
> > The PWM register allows the max PWM value to be set.  So we want to use
> > the formula, where freq = 200:
> > 
> >   pwm_max = refclk / (128 * freq)
> > 
> > This patch will, in the case of missing PWM register initialization
> > values, look for the reference clock frequency.  Based on that, it sets
> > an appropriate max PWM value for a frequency of 200 Hz.
> > 
> > If no refclk frequency is found, the max PWM will be zero, which results
> > in no change to the PWM registers.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Simon Que <sque at chromium.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c |   38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >  1 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
> > index f15388c..dda5de2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
> > @@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
> >  
> >  #define PCI_LBPC 0xf4 /* legacy/combination backlight modes */
> >  
> > +/* These are used to calculate a reasonable default when firmware has not
> > + * configured a maximum PWM frequency, with 200Hz as the current default target.
> > + */
> > +#define DEFAULT_BACKLIGHT_PWM_FREQ   200
> > +#define BACKLIGHT_REFCLK_DIVISOR     128
> > +
> >  void
> >  intel_fixed_panel_mode(struct drm_display_mode *fixed_mode,
> >  		       struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode)
> > @@ -129,12 +135,32 @@ static int is_backlight_combination_mode(struct drm_device *dev)
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void i915_set_default_max_backlight(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> > +{
> > +	u32 refclk_freq_mhz = 0;
> > +	u32 max_pwm;
> > +
> > +	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv->dev))
> > +		refclk_freq_mhz = I915_READ(PCH_RAWCLK_FREQ) & RAWCLK_FREQ_MASK;
> > +	else if (dev_priv->lvds_use_ssc)
> > +		refclk_freq_mhz = dev_priv->lvds_ssc_freq;
> > +
> > +	max_pwm = refclk_freq_mhz * 1000000 /
> > +			(BACKLIGHT_REFCLK_DIVISOR * DEFAULT_BACKLIGHT_PWM_FREQ);
> > +
> > +	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv->dev))
> > +		dev_priv->saveBLC_PWM_CTL2 = max_pwm << 16;
> > +	else if (IS_PINEVIEW(dev_priv->dev))
> > +		dev_priv->saveBLC_PWM_CTL = max_pwm << 17;
> > +	else
> > +		dev_priv->saveBLC_PWM_CTL = max_pwm << 16;
> 
> Is the pineview case really correct?
> The special handling for pineview in some places in intel_panel.c is
> just for omitting the bit 0, IIRC.  It doesn't mean that the value is
> twice larger.
> 
> BTW, this handling of bit 0 seems necessary not only for pineview but
> for the older chips (gen < 4) in general, too, as being discussed in
> another thread of LKML.  915GM hits the with problem of bit-0, for
> example.

Do we still need this patch? If so, can you please address Takashi's
comment, on a quick check he seems to have a point.
-Daniel
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Daniel Vetter
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