linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/11] drm/vc4: hdmi: Remove firmware logic for MAI threshold setting

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Date:   Fri,  7 May 2021 16:03:31 +0200
From:   Maxime Ripard <maxime@...no.tech>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...el.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime@...no.tech>
Cc:     Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>,
        Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.com>,
        Tim Gover <tim.gover@...pberrypi.com>,
        Dom Cobley <dom@...pberrypi.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
        Dom Cobley <popcornmix@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] drm/vc4: hdmi: Remove firmware logic for MAI threshold setting

From: Dom Cobley <popcornmix@...il.com>

This was a workaround for bugs in hardware on earlier Pi models
and wasn't totally successful.

It makes audio quality worse on a Pi4 at the higher sample rates

Signed-off-by: Dom Cobley <popcornmix@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime@...no.tech>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c | 22 ++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index f74a6b99d4ec..505574e6cfd3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -1213,22 +1213,12 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_audio_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	audio_packet_config |= VC4_SET_FIELD(channel_mask,
 					     VC4_HDMI_AUDIO_PACKET_CEA_MASK);
 
-	/* Set the MAI threshold.  This logic mimics the firmware's. */
-	if (vc4_hdmi->audio.samplerate > 96000) {
-		HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_THR,
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x12, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQHIGH) |
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x12, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQLOW));
-	} else if (vc4_hdmi->audio.samplerate > 48000) {
-		HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_THR,
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x14, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQHIGH) |
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x12, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQLOW));
-	} else {
-		HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_THR,
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_PANICHIGH) |
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_PANICLOW) |
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQHIGH) |
-			   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQLOW));
-	}
+	/* Set the MAI threshold */
+	HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_THR,
+		   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_PANICHIGH) |
+		   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_PANICLOW) |
+		   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQHIGH) |
+		   VC4_SET_FIELD(0x10, VC4_HD_MAI_THR_DREQLOW));
 
 	HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_CONFIG,
 		   VC4_HDMI_MAI_CONFIG_BIT_REVERSE |
-- 
2.31.1