linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH 1/2] drm/i915: Force explicit bpp selection for intel_dp_link

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Message-ID: <867h0fcsfb.fsf@sumi.keithp.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:45:44 -0800
From:	Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>
To:	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	Lubos Kolouch <lubos.kolouch@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH 1/2] drm/i915: Force explicit bpp selection for intel_dp_link_required

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:50:55 +0100, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch> wrote:

> I think we could compute this in crtc->mode_fixup (crtc->prepare doesn't
> have the mode and adjusted_mode arguments). We could then store the
> computed bpc and dithering in one of the private fields. We'd still have
> to loop over all encoders, but alas ...

Alas, intel_crtc_mode_fixup is called *after* the intel_dp_mode_fixup. So,
we'd either need to change drm_crtc_helper, or have
intel_crtc_mode_fixup call down into intel_dp.c to set the link
parameters. In either case, ick.

> Afaics we'll still correctly fall back to 6bpc (undithered for 16bpp
> obviously) and hence things should keep on working.

Right, the problem is that the DP link parameters will be set to support
24bpp color, so we'll use a higher clock/lane-count than strictly
necessary as intel_dp_mode_fixup doesn't take the frame buffer format
into consideration when computing the link values.

> Yeah, there are a few rough corners with the bpc computation in patch 2.
> I'll try to throw around a few ideas that crossed my mind while reading
> through it in a reply there.

Thanks. I'm not happy with it either.

In short, I think we can (and should) apply the simple first patch to
drm-intel-fixes so that at least displays work consistently, and then
come up with a nicer patch that computes correct link parameters, and
also supports 10bpc formats.

-- 
keith.packard@...el.com

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