Re: [PATCH RESEND] thunderbolt: Fix Thunderbolt 3 display flickering issue on 2nd hot plug onwards

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On 7/12/2023 11:23 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:32:26AM -0500, Sanjay R Mehta wrote:
>> From: Sanjay R Mehta <sanju.mehta@xxxxxxx>
>>
>> Previously, on unplug events, the TMU mode was disabled first
>> followed by the Time Synchronization Handshake, irrespective of
>> whether the tb_switch_tmu_rate_write() API was successful or not.
>>
>> However, this caused a problem with Thunderbolt 3 (TBT3)
>> devices, as the TSPacketInterval bits were always enabled by default,
>> leading the host router to assume that the device router's TMU was
>> already enabled and preventing it from initiating the Time
>> Synchronization Handshake. As a result, TBT3 monitors experienced
>> display flickering from the second hot plug onwards.
>>
>> To address this issue, we have modified the code to only disable the
>> Time Synchronization Handshake during TMU disable if the
>> tb_switch_tmu_rate_write() function is successful. This ensures that
>> the TBT3 devices function correctly and eliminates the display
>> flickering issue.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sanjay R Mehta <sanju.mehta@xxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Sanath S <Sanath.S@xxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/thunderbolt/tmu.c | 4 +++-
>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Why is this a RESEND?  What changed?
> 
> And the ordering of the signed-off-by is incorrect.
> 
Hi Greg, My Apologies, but am unable to comprehend what I should be
doing here. Please guide me on this.
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h



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