[PATCH v3 11/15] drm/tidss: oldi: Fix OLDI signal polarities
Swamil Jain
s-jain1 at ti.com
Wed Jun 24 03:47:48 PDT 2026
On 29-05-2026 14:15, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> OLDI has a few issues with how it handles the signal polarities:
>
> - It always sets OLDI_DEPOL, which means DE active low
> - It sets DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_HIGH in struct drm_bridge_timings, i.e.
> reverse to the OLDI_DEPOL
> - It sets DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_SAMPLE_NEGEDGE in struct drm_bridge_timings,
> but the TRM says "The DSS interface is clocked on the rising edge of
> OLDI_FWD_P_CLK pixel clock", which I read as "OLDI samples on rising
> edge".
> - But the defined drm_bridge_timings is not actually used anywhere, even
> if it is set to bridge->timings, so the bus flags are just ignored.
>
> However, based on my testing, OLDI_DEPOL bit or the edge on which data
> and syncs are driven doesn't seem to affect the OLDI output. Possibly
> it's not as robust, but I did not see any effect with an oscilloscope.
>
> However, the code is still quite broken, so let's fix it:
> - Remove drm_bridge_timings
> - Set the correct input_bus_cfg.flags in tidss_oldi_atomic_check()
> - Set OLDI_DEPOL based on the DE bus flag
>
> Tested-by: Swamil Jain <s-jain1 at ti.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen at ideasonboard.com>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Swamil Jain <s-jain1 at ti.com>
> drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_oldi.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_oldi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_oldi.c
> index 17c535bfa057..e925ddaa4fd6 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_oldi.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_oldi.c
> @@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ static void tidss_oldi_tx_power(struct tidss_oldi *oldi, bool enable)
> regmap_update_bits(oldi->io_ctrl, OLDI_PD_CTRL, mask, enable ? 0 : mask);
> }
>
> -static int tidss_oldi_config(struct tidss_oldi *oldi)
> +static int tidss_oldi_config(struct tidss_oldi *oldi,
> + struct drm_bridge_state *bridge_state)
> {
> const struct oldi_bus_format *bus_fmt = NULL;
> u32 oldi_cfg = 0;
> @@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ static int tidss_oldi_config(struct tidss_oldi *oldi)
> "OLDI%u: DSS port width %d not supported\n",
> oldi->oldi_instance, bus_fmt->data_width);
>
> - oldi_cfg |= OLDI_DEPOL;
> + if (bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.flags & DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_LOW)
> + oldi_cfg |= OLDI_DEPOL; /* 1 = active low */
>
> oldi_cfg = (oldi_cfg & (~OLDI_MAP)) | (bus_fmt->oldi_mode_reg_val << 1);
>
> @@ -220,6 +222,22 @@ static int tidss_oldi_config(struct tidss_oldi *oldi)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +static int tidss_oldi_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> + struct drm_bridge_state *bridge_state,
> + struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
> + struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
> +{
> + bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.flags &=
> + ~(DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_SAMPLE_NEGEDGE |
> + DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_SAMPLE_NEGEDGE);
> +
> + bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.flags |=
> + DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_SAMPLE_POSEDGE |
> + DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_SAMPLE_POSEDGE;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static void tidss_oldi_atomic_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> struct drm_atomic_state *state)
> {
> @@ -228,6 +246,7 @@ static void tidss_oldi_atomic_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> struct drm_connector_state *conn_state;
> struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
> struct drm_display_mode *mode;
> + struct drm_bridge_state *bridge_state;
>
> if (oldi->link_type == OLDI_MODE_SECONDARY_CLONE_SINGLE_LINK)
> return;
> @@ -245,10 +264,14 @@ static void tidss_oldi_atomic_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> if (WARN_ON(!crtc_state))
> return;
>
> + bridge_state = drm_atomic_get_new_bridge_state(state, bridge);
> + if (WARN_ON(!bridge_state))
> + return;
> +
> mode = &crtc_state->adjusted_mode;
>
> /* Configure the OLDI params*/
> - tidss_oldi_config(oldi);
> + tidss_oldi_config(oldi, bridge_state);
>
> /* Set the OLDI serial clock (7 times the pixel clock) */
> tidss_oldi_set_serial_clk(oldi, mode->clock * 7 * 1000);
> @@ -329,7 +352,8 @@ tidss_oldi_mode_valid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> }
>
> static const struct drm_bridge_funcs tidss_oldi_bridge_funcs = {
> - .attach = tidss_oldi_bridge_attach,
> + .attach = tidss_oldi_bridge_attach,
> + .atomic_check = tidss_oldi_atomic_check,
> .atomic_pre_enable = tidss_oldi_atomic_pre_enable,
> .atomic_post_disable = tidss_oldi_atomic_post_disable,
> .atomic_get_input_bus_fmts = tidss_oldi_atomic_get_input_bus_fmts,
> @@ -440,11 +464,6 @@ static int get_parent_dss_vp(struct device_node *oldi_tx, u32 *parent_vp)
> return -ENODEV;
> }
>
> -static const struct drm_bridge_timings default_tidss_oldi_timings = {
> - .input_bus_flags = DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_SAMPLE_NEGEDGE
> - | DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_HIGH,
> -};
> -
> void tidss_oldi_deinit(struct tidss_device *tidss)
> {
> for (int i = 0; i < tidss->num_oldis; i++) {
> @@ -598,7 +617,6 @@ int tidss_oldi_init(struct tidss_device *tidss)
> /* Register the bridge. */
> oldi->bridge.of_node = child;
> oldi->bridge.driver_private = oldi;
> - oldi->bridge.timings = &default_tidss_oldi_timings;
>
> tidss->oldis[tidss->num_oldis++] = oldi;
> tidss->is_ext_vp_clk[oldi->parent_vp] = true;
>
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