Re: [PATCH] drm/i915/dp: optimize eDP 1.4+ link config fast and narrow

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On Thu, 27 Sep 2018, Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 02:15:26PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Sep 2018, Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 12:53:21PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> >> We've opted to use the maximum link rate and lane count for eDP panels,
>> >> because typically the maximum supported configuration reported by the
>> >> panel has matched the native resolution requirements of the panel, and
>> >> optimizing the link has lead to problems.
>> >> 
>> >> With eDP 1.4 rate select method and DSC features, this is decreasingly
>> >> the case. There's a need to optimize the link parameters. Moreover,
>> >> already eDP 1.3 states fast link with fewer lanes is preferred over the
>> >> wide and slow. (Wide and slow should still be more reliable for longer
>> >> cable lengths.)
>> >> 
>> >> Additionally, there have been reports of panels failing on arbitrary
>> >> link configurations, although arguably all configurations they claim to
>> >> support should work.
>> >> 
>> >> Optimize eDP 1.4+ link config fast and narrow.
>> >> 
>> >> Side note: The implementation has a near duplicate of the link config
>> >> function, with just the two inner for loops turned inside out. Perhaps
>> >> there'd be a way to make this, say, more table driven to reduce the
>> >> duplication, but seems like that would lead to duplication in the table
>> >> generation. We'll also have to see how the link config optimization for
>> >> DSC turns out.
>> >> 
>> >> Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Cc: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Cc: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Cc: Matt Atwood <matthew.s.atwood@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Cc: "Lee, Shawn C" <shawn.c.lee@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Acked-by: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105267
>> >> Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>
> Reviewed-by: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for the review, pushed to dinq.

BR,
Jani.


>
>  
>> >> ---
>> >> 
>> >> v2 of http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20180509071321.28563-1-jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> 
>> >> Untested. It's possible this helps the referenced bug. The downside is
>> >> that this patch has a bunch of dependencies that are too much to
>> >> backport to stable kernels. If the patch works, we may need to consider
>> >> hacking together an uglier backport.
>> >> ---
>> >>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>> >>  1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>> >> 
>> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
>> >> index 436c22de33b6..bf7b91832c8a 100644
>> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
>> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
>> >> @@ -1921,6 +1921,42 @@ intel_dp_compute_link_config_wide(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
>> >>  	return false;
>> >>  }
>> >>  
>> >> +/* Optimize link config in order: max bpp, min lanes, min clock */
>> >> +static bool
>> >> +intel_dp_compute_link_config_fast(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
>> >> +				  struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config,
>> >> +				  const struct link_config_limits *limits)
>> >> +{
>> >> +	struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode = &pipe_config->base.adjusted_mode;
>> >> +	int bpp, clock, lane_count;
>> >> +	int mode_rate, link_clock, link_avail;
>> >> +
>> >> +	for (bpp = limits->max_bpp; bpp >= limits->min_bpp; bpp -= 2 * 3) {
>> >> +		mode_rate = intel_dp_link_required(adjusted_mode->crtc_clock,
>> >> +						   bpp);
>> >> +
>> >> +		for (lane_count = limits->min_lane_count;
>> >> +		     lane_count <= limits->max_lane_count;
>> >> +		     lane_count <<= 1) {
>> >> +			for (clock = limits->min_clock; clock <= limits->max_clock; clock++) {
>> >> +				link_clock = intel_dp->common_rates[clock];
>> >> +				link_avail = intel_dp_max_data_rate(link_clock,
>> >> +								    lane_count);
>> >> +
>> >> +				if (mode_rate <= link_avail) {
>> >> +					pipe_config->lane_count = lane_count;
>> >> +					pipe_config->pipe_bpp = bpp;
>> >> +					pipe_config->port_clock = link_clock;
>> >> +
>> >> +					return true;
>> >> +				}
>> >> +			}
>> >> +		}
>> >> +	}
>> >> +
>> >> +	return false;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >>  static bool
>> >>  intel_dp_compute_link_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
>> >>  			     struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config)
>> >> @@ -1945,13 +1981,15 @@ intel_dp_compute_link_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
>> >>  	limits.min_bpp = 6 * 3;
>> >>  	limits.max_bpp = intel_dp_compute_bpp(intel_dp, pipe_config);
>> >>  
>> >> -	if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp)) {
>> >> +	if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp) && intel_dp->edp_dpcd[0] < DP_EDP_14) {
>> >>  		/*
>> >>  		 * Use the maximum clock and number of lanes the eDP panel
>> >> -		 * advertizes being capable of. The panels are generally
>> >> -		 * designed to support only a single clock and lane
>> >> -		 * configuration, and typically these values correspond to the
>> >> -		 * native resolution of the panel.
>> >> +		 * advertizes being capable of. The eDP 1.3 and earlier panels
>> >> +		 * are generally designed to support only a single clock and
>> >> +		 * lane configuration, and typically these values correspond to
>> >> +		 * the native resolution of the panel. With eDP 1.4 rate select
>> >> +		 * and DSC, this is decreasingly the case, and we need to be
>> >> +		 * able to select less than maximum link config.
>> >>  		 */
>> >>  		limits.min_lane_count = limits.max_lane_count;
>> >>  		limits.min_clock = limits.max_clock;
>> >> @@ -1965,12 +2003,25 @@ intel_dp_compute_link_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
>> >>  		      intel_dp->common_rates[limits.max_clock],
>> >>  		      limits.max_bpp, adjusted_mode->crtc_clock);
>> >>  
>> >> -	/*
>> >> -	 * Optimize for slow and wide. This is the place to add alternative
>> >> -	 * optimization policy.
>> >> -	 */
>> >> -	if (!intel_dp_compute_link_config_wide(intel_dp, pipe_config, &limits))
>> >> -		return false;
>> >> +	if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp)) {
>> >
>> > Nitpick below:
>> > Can we nest the edp_rev < DP_EDP_14 condition within this if condition? Like below:
>> >
>> > 		if (intel_dp->edp_dpcd[0] < DP_EDP_14) {
>> > 			limits.min_lane_count = limits.max_lane_count;
>> > 			limits.min_clock = limits.max_clock;
>> > 		}
>> 
>> Doing that would require duplicating the debug logging to both branches
>> of the if (intel_dp_is_edp(intel_dp)) condition.
>> 
>> BR,
>> Jani.
>>
>
> Ok yes makes sense, now its common to both eDP and DP cases.
>
> Manasi
>  
>> >
>> > With that,
>> >
>> > Reviewed-by: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > Manasi
>> >
>> >> +		/*
>> >> +		 * Optimize for fast and narrow. eDP 1.3 section 3.3 and eDP 1.4
>> >> +		 * section A.1: "It is recommended that the minimum number of
>> >> +		 * lanes be used, using the minimum link rate allowed for that
>> >> +		 * lane configuration."
>> >> +		 *
>> >> +		 * Note that we use the max clock and lane count for eDP 1.3 and
>> >> +		 * earlier, and fast vs. wide is irrelevant.
>> >> +		 */
>> >> +		if (!intel_dp_compute_link_config_fast(intel_dp, pipe_config,
>> >> +						       &limits))
>> >> +			return false;
>> >> +	} else {
>> >> +		/* Optimize for slow and wide. */
>> >> +		if (!intel_dp_compute_link_config_wide(intel_dp, pipe_config,
>> >> +						       &limits))
>> >> +			return false;
>> >> +	}
>> >>  
>> >>  	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("DP lane count %d clock %d bpp %d\n",
>> >>  		      pipe_config->lane_count, pipe_config->port_clock,
>> >> -- 
>> >> 2.11.0
>> >> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center
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