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Message-ID: <BANLkTi=cna6rLmwLCcPZsR-AMZKp4HVPDg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:37:54 -0400
From:	Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Reim <reimth@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>,
	Mario Kleiner <mario.kleiner@...bingen.mpg.de>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Tyson Whitehead <twhitehead@...il.com>,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Reim <rdratlos@...oo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] drm/radeon: Fix Asus M2A-VM HDMI EDID error flooding problem

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Thomas Reim <reimth@...glemail.com> wrote:
> Some integrated ATI Radeon  chipset implementations
> (e. g. Asus M2A-VM HDMI) indicate the availability
> of a DDC even when there's no monitor connected.
> In this case, drm_get_edid and drm_edid_block_valid
> periodically dump data and kernel errors into system
> log files and onto terminals, which lead to an unacceptable
> system behaviour.
>
> Tested since kernel 2.35 on Asus M2A-VM HDMI board
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Reim <rdratlos@...oo.co.uk>

Does this patch fix the issue:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=4a9a8b71e12d41abb71c4e741bff524f016cfef4

Alex

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c |   10 +++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c    |   11 +++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c        |   60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h       |    1 +
>  4 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
> index cbfca3a..7a76e45 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
> @@ -828,6 +828,16 @@ radeon_dvi_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
>
>        if (radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
>                dret = radeon_ddc_probe(radeon_connector);
> +
> +       /* Asus M2A-VM HDMI DDC quirk:
> +        * Some integrated ATI Radeon chipset implementations (e. g. Asus
> +        * M2A-VM HDMI) indicate the availability of a DDC even when there's
> +        * no monitor connected.The following check prevents drm_get_edid()
> +        * and drm_edid_block_valid() of periodically dumping data and kernel
> +        * errors into the logs and onto the terminal, which would lead to an
> +        * unacceptable system behaviour */
> +       if (dret && connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA)
> +               dret = radeon_ddc_edid_probe(radeon_connector);
>        if (dret) {
>                if (radeon_connector->edid) {
>                        kfree(radeon_connector->edid);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
> index 292f73f..550f143 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
> @@ -715,6 +715,9 @@ static bool radeon_setup_enc_conn(struct drm_device *dev)
>        if (ret) {
>                radeon_setup_encoder_clones(dev);
>                radeon_print_display_setup(dev);
> +               /* Is this really required here?
> +                  Seems to just force drm to dump EDID errors
> +                  to kernel logs */
>                list_for_each_entry(drm_connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head)
>                        radeon_ddc_dump(drm_connector);
>        }
> @@ -777,8 +780,16 @@ static int radeon_ddc_dump(struct drm_connector *connector)
>        if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
>                return -1;
>        edid = drm_get_edid(connector, &radeon_connector->ddc_bus->adapter);
> +       /* Asus M2A-VM HDMI DDC quirk: Log EDID retrieval status here once,
> +        * instead of periodically dumping data and kernel errors into the
> +        * logs, if a monitor is not connected to HDMI */
>        if (edid) {
> +               DRM_INFO("Radeon display connector %s: Found valid EDID",
> +                               drm_get_connector_name(connector));
>                kfree(edid);
> +       } else {
> +               DRM_INFO("Radeon display connector %s: No display connected or invalid EDID",
> +                               drm_get_connector_name(connector));
>        }
>        return ret;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c
> index 781196d..1d6decd 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c
> @@ -63,6 +63,66 @@ bool radeon_ddc_probe(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector)
>        return false;
>  }
>
> +/**
> + * Probe EDID information via I2C.
> + *
> + * \param adapter : i2c device adaptor
> + * \param buf     : EDID data buffer to be filled
> + * \param len     : EDID data buffer length
> + * \return 0 on success or -1 on failure.
> + *
> + * Try to fetch EDID information by calling i2c driver function and
> + * probe for EDID header information.
> + *
> + * Remark:
> + * This function has been added, because there are integrated ATI Radeon
> + * chipset implementations (e. g. Asus M2A-VM HDMI that indicate the
> + * availability of a DDC even when there's no monitor connected.
> + * In this case, drm_get_edid and drm_edid_block_valid periodically dump
> + * data and kernel errors into the logs and onto the terminal, which lead to
> + * an unacceptable system behaviour.
> + */
> +bool radeon_ddc_edid_probe(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector)
> +{
> +       u8 out_buf[] = { 0x0, 0x0};
> +       u8 block[20];
> +       int ret;
> +       struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
> +               {
> +                       .addr   = 0x50,
> +                       .flags  = 0,
> +                       .len    = 1,
> +                       .buf    = out_buf,
> +               }, {
> +                       .addr   = 0x50,
> +                       .flags  = I2C_M_RD,
> +                       .len    = 20,
> +                       .buf    = block,
> +               }
> +       };
> +
> +       ret = i2c_transfer(&radeon_connector->ddc_bus->adapter, msgs, 2);
> +       if (ret == 2)
> +               if ((block[0] == 0x00) &&
> +                   (block[7] == 0x00) &&
> +                   (block[1] == 0xff) &&
> +                   (block[2] == 0xff) &&
> +                   (block[3] == 0xff) &&
> +                   (block[4] == 0xff) &&
> +                   (block[5] == 0xff) &&
> +                   (block[6] == 0xff))
> +                       /* EDID header starts with:
> +                        * 0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0x00;
> +                        * seems to be an EDID */
> +                       if ((block[18] != 0x00) || (block[19] != 0x00))
> +                               /* EDID headers end with EDID version and
> +                                * revision number: EDID version is not 0.0 =>
> +                                * EDID should be available */
> +                               return true;
> +       /* Couldn't find an accessible EDID on this connector. */
> +       return false;
> +}
> +
>  /* bit banging i2c */
>
>  static void radeon_i2c_do_lock(struct radeon_i2c_chan *i2c, int lock_state)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
> index 6df4e3c..14710fc 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
> @@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ extern void radeon_i2c_put_byte(struct radeon_i2c_chan *i2c,
>  extern void radeon_router_select_ddc_port(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector);
>  extern void radeon_router_select_cd_port(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector);
>  extern bool radeon_ddc_probe(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector);
> +extern bool radeon_ddc_edid_probe(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector);
>  extern int radeon_ddc_get_modes(struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector);
>
>  extern struct drm_encoder *radeon_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector);
> --
> 1.7.1
>
>
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