Re: [PATCH v2 07/16] drm: rcar-du: Use LVDS PLL clock as dot clock when possible

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Hi Morimoto-san,

On Tuesday, 27 November 2018 02:44:58 EET Kuninori Morimoto wrote:
> Hi Laurent
> 
> Sorry for super late response.
> I got opinion from BSP team about this patch.

No worries. My reply is late too I'm afraid :-S

> > On selected SoCs, the DU can use the clock output by the LVDS encoder
> > PLL as its input dot clock. This feature is optional, but on the D3 and
> > E3 SoC it is often the only way to obtain a precise dot clock frequency,
> > as the other available clocks (CPG-generated clock and external clock)
> > usually have fixed rates.
> > 
> > Add a DU model information field to describe which DU channels can use
> > the LVDS PLL output clock as their input clock, and configure clock
> > routing accordingly.
> > 
> > This feature is available on H2, M2-W, M2-N, D3 and E3 SoCs, with D3 and
> > E3 being the primary targets. It is left disabled in this commit, and
> > will be enabled per-SoC after careful testing.
> > 
> > At the hardware level, clock routing is configured at runtime in two
> > steps, first selecting an internal dot clock between the LVDS PLL clock
> > and the external DOTCLKIN clock, and then selecting between the internal
> > dot clock and the CPG-generated clock. The first part requires stopping
> > the whole DU group in order for the change to take effect, thus causing
> > flickering on the screen. For this reason we currently hardcode the
> > clock source to the LVDS PLL clock if available, and allow flicker-free
> > selection of the external DOTCLKIN clock or CPG-generated clock
> > otherwise. A more dynamic clock selection process can be implemented
> > later if the need arises.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart
> > <laurent.pinchart+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Tested-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> 
> (snip)
> 
> > +	didsr = DIDSR_CODE;
> > +	for (i = 0; i < num_crtcs; ++i, ++rcrtc) {
> > +		if (rcdu->info->lvds_clk_mask & BIT(rcrtc->index))
> > +			didsr |= DIDSR_LCDS_LVDS0(i)
> > +			      |  DIDSR_PDCS_CLK(i, 0);
> > +		else
> > +			didsr |= DIDSR_LCDS_DCLKIN(i)
> > +			      |  DIDSR_PDCS_CLK(i, 0);
> > +	}
> 
> Here, this is for DU pin settings, and fixed for
> 
> 	DU_DOTCLKIN0 -> DU0
> 	DU_DOTCLKIN1 -> DU1
> 
> But on E3 (Ebisu) board, it has only DU_DOTCLKIN0.
> We might use like this
> 
> 	DU_DOTCLKIN0 -> DU0
> 	DU_DOTCLKIN0 -> DU1
> 
> It is possible to adjust to this situation ?
> DIDSR :: PDCSn allows only 0

I think this would make sense. I'm not sure how to implement that, but I'll 
give it a try. What is the priority ?

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart






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