[PATCH RFT 0/7] arm64: qcom: allow up to 4 lanes for the Type-C DisplayPort Altmode

Konrad Dybcio konrad.dybcio at linaro.org
Tue Apr 23 06:03:50 PDT 2024



On 4/5/24 12:19, Luca Weiss wrote:
> On Fri Apr 5, 2024 at 10:08 AM CEST, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>> Hi Luca,
>>
>> On 29/03/2024 10:02, Luca Weiss wrote:
>>> On Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 10:02 PM CET, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
>>>> On 16.03.2024 5:01 PM, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 06:35:15PM +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>>>>>> On 15/03/2024 18:19, Luca Weiss wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 2:07 PM CET, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>>>>>>>> Register a typec mux in order to change the PHY mode on the Type-C
>>>>>>>> mux events depending on the mode and the svid when in Altmode setup.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The DisplayPort phy should be left enabled if is still powered on
>>>>>>>> by the DRM DisplayPort controller, so bail out until the DisplayPort
>>>>>>>> PHY is not powered off.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Type-C Mode/SVID only changes on plug/unplug, and USB SAFE states
>>>>>>>> will be set in between of USB-Only, Combo and DisplayPort Only so
>>>>>>>> this will leave enough time to the DRM DisplayPort controller to
>>>>>>>> turn of the DisplayPort PHY.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The patchset also includes bindings changes and DT changes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This has been successfully tested on an SM8550 board, but the
>>>>>>>> Thinkpad X13s deserved testing between non-PD USB, non-PD DisplayPort,
>>>>>>>> PD USB Hubs and PD Altmode Dongles to make sure the switch works
>>>>>>>> as expected.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The DisplayPort 4 lanes setup can be check with:
>>>>>>>> $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/ae01000.display-controller/DP-1/dp_debug
>>>>>>>> 	name = msm_dp
>>>>>>>> 	drm_dp_link
>>>>>>>> 		rate = 540000
>>>>>>>> 		num_lanes = 4
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Neil,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried this on QCM6490/SC7280 which should also support 4-lane DP but I
>>>>>>> haven't had any success so far.
>>>>>>>
>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>> [ 1775.563969] [drm:dp_ctrl_link_train] *ERROR* max v_level reached
>>>>>>> [ 1775.564031] [drm:dp_ctrl_link_train] *ERROR* link training #1 failed. ret=-11
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Interesting #1 means the 4 lanes are not physically connected to the other side,
>>>>>> perhaps QCM6490/SC7280 requires a specific way to enable the 4 lanes in the PHY,
>>>>>> or some fixups in the init tables.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I tested the same on rb3gen2 (qcs6490) a couple of weeks ago, with the
>>>>> same outcome. Looking at the AUX reads, after switching to 4-lane the
>>>>> link training is failing on all 4 lanes, in contrast to succeeding only
>>>>> on the first 2 if you e.g. forget to mux the other two.
>>>>>
>>>>> As such, my expectation is that there's something wrong in the QMP PHY
>>>>> (or possibly redriver) for this platform.
>>>>
>>>> Do we have any downstream tag where 4lane dp works? I'm willing to believe
>>>> the PHY story..
>>>
>>> Just tested on Fairphone 5 downstream and 4 lane appears to work there.
>>> This is with an USB-C to HDMI adapter that only does HDMI.
>>>
>>> FP5:/ # cat /sys/kernel/debug/drm_dp/dp_debug
>>>           state=0x20a5
>>>           link_rate=270000
>>>           num_lanes=4
>>>           resolution=2560x1440 at 60Hz
>>>           pclock=241500KHz
>>>           bpp=24
>>>           test_req=DP_LINK_STATUS_UPDATED
>>>           lane_count=4
>>>           bw_code=10
>>>           v_level=0
>>>           p_level=0
>>>
>>> Sources are here:
>>> https://gerrit-public.fairphone.software/plugins/gitiles/kernel/msm-5.4/+/refs/heads/odm/rc/target/13/fp5
>>> And probably more importantly techpack/display:
>>> https://gerrit-public.fairphone.software/plugins/gitiles/platform/vendor/opensource/display-drivers/+/refs/heads/odm/rc/target/13/fp5
>>> Dts if useful:
>>> https://gerrit-public.fairphone.software/plugins/gitiles/kernel/msm-extra/devicetree/+/refs/heads/kernel/13/fp5
>>
>> Could you retry with this applied ?
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240405000111.1450598-1-swboyd@chromium.org/
> 
> Unfortunately I do not see any change with this on QCM6490 Fairphone 5
> and 4-lane DP.

Hm, could you like dump all the PHY regions up and downstream with the display
connected (and nothing connected) and compare them?

Konrad



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