[PATCH] drm/meson: add support for 2560x1440 resolution output

[Christian Hewitt]

> On 5 Oct 2025, at 12:22 am, Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Christian,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM Christian Hewitt
> <christianshewitt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 29 Sep 2025, at 1:24 am, Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Christian,
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM Christian Hewitt
>>> <christianshewitt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>> @@ -894,6 +908,10 @@ static void meson_vclk_set(struct meson_drm *priv,
>>>>                       m = 0xf7;
>>>>                       frac = vic_alternate_clock ? 0x8148 : 0x10000;
>>>>                       break;
>>>> +               case 4830000:
>>>> +                       m = 0xc9;
>>>> +                       frac = 0xd560;
>>>> +                       break;
>>> Initially I thought this was wrong because it's only added for the
>>> G12A (which is also used on G12B and SM1) code-path, leaving out the
>>> GX SoCs.
>>> 
>>> Was the 2560x1440 mode tested on a computer monitor or a TV?
>>> I suspect it's the former, so I think it expected the code to take the
>>> MESON_VCLK_TARGET_DMT path, which automatically calculates m and frac.
>>> 
>>> I'll give it a try on Friday as I do have a computer monitor with that
>>> resolution - so any hints for testing are welcome!
>> 
>> The original patch is from Hardkernel sources - I’ve picked it several
>> years ago and then updated values semi-recently after 1000ULL changes.
>> The user who originally requested that I cherry-pick it (and tested it)
>> was using an Odroid N2+ board (G12B) with a Dell monitor IIRC. It’s not
>> tested by myself as I only have TV’s not monitors, so it will be good
>> to have your confirmation (either way). If it’s wrong I’ll be happy to
>> drop it - I’m just trying to upstream and offload some longer-running
>> and allegedly good patches in the LibreELEC kernel patchset.
> So I've tried it on a Le Potato (S905X SoC) board. This patch doesn't
> do anything here (as expected, since it only targets the G12A and
> later code-path).

Thanks for testing. Let’s ignore this patch then :)

> Doing some more analysis, it seems that
> meson_venc_hdmi_supported_mode() simply prevents using any mode with
> more than 1920 pixels.
> I attached a simple patch to overcome this (discarding any
> meson_vclk.c changes):
> $ cat /sys/class/drm/card1-HDMI-A-1/modes
> 2560x1440
> 2048x1152
> 1920x1200
> 1920x1080
> ...
> 
> My monitor's OSD tells me that I'm running at 2560x1440 at 60Hz.

I’ll pick that for wider testing, but it looks sensible. Thanks.

CH.

> @Neil, should we bump the limits in meson_venc.c to "4Kx2K at 60" (that's
> a quote from both, S905/GXBB and S905D3/SM1 datasheets), most likely
> meaning: 4096x2160?
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Martin
> <meson_venc-hdmi-support-1440p-screen.diff>