linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] drm/mxsfb: Fix runtime PM for unpowering lcdif block

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Date:   Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:17:53 +0200
From:   Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>
To:     Leonard Crestez <leonard.crestez@....com>,
        "stefan@...er.ch" <stefan@...er.ch>,
        "marex@...x.de" <marex@...x.de>,
        "shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Anson Huang <anson.huang@....com>,
        "airlied@...ux.ie" <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>,
        "kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Robert Chiras <robert.chiras@....com>,
        "l.stach@...gutronix.de" <l.stach@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drm/mxsfb: Fix runtime PM for unpowering lcdif block

On Tue, 2018-07-31 at 12:17 +0000, Leonard Crestez wrote:
> On Tue, 2018-07-31 at 13:54 +0200, Philipp Zabel wrote:
> > On Tue, 2018-07-17 at 13:48 +0300, Leonard Crestez wrote:
> > > Adding lcdif nodes to a power domain currently does work, it results in
> > > black/corrupted screens or hangs. While the driver does enable runtime
> > > pm it does not deal correctly with the block being unpowered.
> > > 
> > > Ensure power is on when required by adding pm_runtime_get/put_sync to
> > > mxsfb_pipe_enable/disable.
> > > 
> > > Since power is lost on suspend implement PM_SLEEP_OPS using
> > > drm_mode_config_helper_suspend/resume.
> > > 
> > > The mxsfb_plane_atomic_update function can get called before
> > > mxsfb_pipe_enable while the block is not yet powered. When this happens
> > > the write to LCDIF_NEXT_BUF is lost causing corrupt display on unblank
> > > until a refresh.
> > 
> > Why does this happen?
> 
> I'm not sure what you're asking but register writes to unpowered or
> unclocked blocks are not expected to "just work". Here the write is
> ignored/lost but I think on imx8 it can even cause a bus error.
> 
> The approach here is to only set the framebuffer address as part of
> activating the display.

I wonder why atomic update is called at all while the pipe is not
enabled.

regards
Philipp