linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] drm/vc4: Wait for display list synchronization when completing commit

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Date:   Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:34:28 -0800
From:   Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
To:     Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Eben Upton <eben@...pberrypi.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>,
        Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] drm/vc4: Wait for display list synchronization when completing commit

Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com> writes:

> During an atomic commit, the HVS is configured with a display list
> for the channel matching the associated CRTC. The Pixel Valve (CRTC)
> and encoder are also configured for the new setup at that time.
> While the Pixel Valve and encoder are reconfigured synchronously, the
> HVS is only reconfigured after the display list address (DISPLIST) has
> been updated to the current display list address (DISPLACTX), which is
> the responsibility of the hardware.
>
> The time frame during which the HVS is still running on its previous
> configuration but the CRTC and encoder have been reconfigured already
> can lead to a number of synchronization issues. They will eventually
> cause errors reported on the FIFOs, such as underruns.
>
> With underrun detection enabled (from Boris Brezillon's series), this
> leads to unreliable underrun detection with random false positives.
>
> To ensure a coherent state, wait for each enabled channel of the HVS
> to synchronize its current display list address. This fixes the issue
> of random underrun reporting on commits.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h  |  1 +
>  drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c  |  2 ++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_regs.h |  2 ++
>  4 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h
> index c24b078f0593..955f157f5ad0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h
> @@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ void vc4_irq_reset(struct drm_device *dev);
>  extern struct platform_driver vc4_hvs_driver;
>  void vc4_hvs_dump_state(struct drm_device *dev);
>  int vc4_hvs_debugfs_regs(struct seq_file *m, void *unused);
> +void vc4_hvs_sync_dlist(struct drm_device *dev);
>  
>  /* vc4_kms.c */
>  int vc4_kms_load(struct drm_device *dev);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c
> index 5d8c749c9749..1ba60b8e0c2d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c
> @@ -166,6 +166,23 @@ static int vc4_hvs_upload_linear_kernel(struct vc4_hvs *hvs,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +void vc4_hvs_sync_dlist(struct drm_device *dev)
> +{
> +	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
> +	unsigned int i;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < SCALER_CHANNELS_COUNT; i++) {
> +		if (!(HVS_READ(SCALER_DISPCTRLX(i)) & SCALER_DISPCTRLX_ENABLE))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		ret = wait_for(HVS_READ(SCALER_DISPLACTX(i)) ==
> +			       HVS_READ(SCALER_DISPLISTX(i)), 1000);
> +		WARN(ret, "Timeout waiting for channel %d display list sync\n",
> +		     i);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  static int vc4_hvs_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
>  {
>  	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c
> index 0490edb192a1..2d66a2b57a91 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c
> @@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ vc4_atomic_complete_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
>  
>  	drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(state);
>  
> +	vc4_hvs_sync_dlist(dev);
> +
>  	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_flip_done(dev, state);

wait_for_flip_done should already be waiting for DISPLACTX to match our
crtc's display list, though, right (see vc4_crtc_handle_page_flip())?
This seems like a no-op to me.

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