Re: [PATCH 3/6] drm/i915: reset eDP timestamps on resume

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On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 07:11:14PM -0200, Paulo Zanoni wrote:
> 2014/1/17 Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 06:17:42PM -0200, Paulo Zanoni wrote:
> >> From: Paulo Zanoni <paulo.r.zanoni@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> The eDP code records a few timestamps containing the last time we took
> >> some actions, because we need to wait before doing some other actions.
> >> The problem is that if we store a timestamp when suspending and then
> >> look at it when resuming, we'll ignore the unknown amount of time we
> >> actually were suspended.
> >>
> >> This happens with the panel power cycle delay: it's 500ms on my
> >> machine, and it's delaying the resume sequence by 200ms due to a
> >> timestamp we recorded before suspending. This patch should solve this
> >> problem by resetting the timestamps.
> >
> > But you don't explain why this is safe. The code nerfs the timeouts so
> > that they are ignored, yet the delays are independent. Should this be
> > based on realtime rather than jiffies?
> 
> I'm not sure I understand your question. What's the problem you see exactly?

Given the fast suspend & resume, we will not have waited the required
panel off time before poking it again etc. What makes that safe?
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre
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