Re: [PATCH 27/27] drm: Add default modes for connectors in unknown state

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Hi Sam,

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 10:40:00AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 04:15:05AM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > The DRM CRTC helpers add default modes to connectors in the connected
> > state if no mode can be retrieved from the connector. This behaviour is
> > useful for VGA or DVI outputs that have no connected DDC bus. However,
> > in such cases, the status of the output usually can't be retrieved and
> > is reported as connector_status_unknown.
> > 
> > Extend the addition of default modes to connectors in an unknown state
> > to support outputs that can retrieve neither the modes nor the
> > connection status.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> From your description sounds like an OK approach.
> But this is not something I feel too familiar with.
> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for the ack. I'd like to have Daniel's (CC'ed) feedback on this
too.

> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c       | 3 ++-
> >  include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h | 8 +++++++-
> >  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
> > index f5d141e0400f..9055d9573c90 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
> > @@ -491,7 +491,8 @@ int drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(struct drm_connector *connector,
> >  	if (count == 0 && connector->status == connector_status_connected)
> >  		count = drm_add_override_edid_modes(connector);
> >  
> > -	if (count == 0 && connector->status == connector_status_connected)
> > +	if (count == 0 && (connector->status == connector_status_connected ||
> > +			   connector->status == connector_status_unknown))
> >  		count = drm_add_modes_noedid(connector, 1024, 768);
> >  	count += drm_helper_probe_add_cmdline_mode(connector);
> >  	if (count == 0)
> > diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> > index 421a30f08463..afe55e2e93d2 100644
> > --- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> > +++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> > @@ -876,13 +876,19 @@ struct drm_connector_helper_funcs {
> >  	 * The usual way to implement this is to cache the EDID retrieved in the
> >  	 * probe callback somewhere in the driver-private connector structure.
> >  	 * In this function drivers then parse the modes in the EDID and add
> > -	 * them by calling drm_add_edid_modes(). But connectors that driver a
> > +	 * them by calling drm_add_edid_modes(). But connectors that drive a
> >  	 * fixed panel can also manually add specific modes using
> >  	 * drm_mode_probed_add(). Drivers which manually add modes should also
> >  	 * make sure that the &drm_connector.display_info,
> >  	 * &drm_connector.width_mm and &drm_connector.height_mm fields are
> >  	 * filled in.
> >  	 *
> > +	 * Note that the caller function will automatically add standard VESA
> > +	 * DMT modes up to 1024x768 if the .get_modes() helper operation returns
> > +	 * no mode and if the connector status is connector_status_connected or
> > +	 * connector_status_unknown. There is no need to call
> > +	 * drm_add_edid_modes() manually in that case.
> > +	 *
> >  	 * Virtual drivers that just want some standard VESA mode with a given
> >  	 * resolution can call drm_add_modes_noedid(), and mark the preferred
> >  	 * one using drm_set_preferred_mode().

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart



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