linux-kernel - [PATCH] arm64: dts: rockchip: Raise Pinebook Pro's panel backlight PWM frequency

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Message-Id: <2a23b6cfd8c0513e5b233b4006ee3d3ed09b824f.1722805655.git.dsimic@manjaro.org>
Date: Sun,  4 Aug 2024 23:10:24 +0200
From: Dragan Simic <dsimic@...jaro.org>
To: linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org
Cc: heiko@...ech.de,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	robh@...nel.org,
	krzk+dt@...nel.org,
	conor+dt@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Nikola Radojevic <nikola@...ojevic.rs>
Subject: [PATCH] arm64: dts: rockchip: Raise Pinebook Pro's panel backlight PWM frequency

Increase the frequency of the PWM signal that drives the LED backlight of
the Pinebook Pro's panel, from about 1.35 KHz (which equals to the PWM
period of 740,740 ns), to exactly 8 kHz (which equals to the PWM period of
125,000 ns).  Using a higher PWM frequency for the panel backlight, which
reduces the flicker, can only be beneficial to the end users' eyes.

On top of that, increasing the backlight PWM signal frequency reportedly
eliminates the buzzing emitted from the Pinebook Pro's built-in speakers
when certain backlight levels are set, which cause some weird interference
with some of the components of the Pinebook Pro's audio chain.

The old value for the backlight PWM period, i.e. 740,740 ns, is pretty much
an arbitrary value that was selected during the very early bring-up of the
Pinebook Pro, only because that value seemed to minimize horizontal line
distortion on the display, which resulted from the old X.org drivers causing
screen tearing when dragging windows around.  That's no longer an issue, so
there are no reasons to stick with the old PWM period value.

The lower and the upper backlight PWM frequency limits for the Pinebook Pro's
panel, according to its datasheet, are 200 Hz and 10 kHz, respectively. [1]
These changes still leave some headroom, which may have some positive effects
on the lifetime expectancy of the panel's backlight LEDs.

[1] https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/PinebookPro/NV140FHM-N49_Rev.P0_20160804_201710235838.pdf

Fixes: 5a65505a6988 ("arm64: dts: rockchip: Add initial support for Pinebook Pro")
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Reported-by: Nikola Radojevic <nikola@...ojevic.rs>
Signed-off-by: Dragan Simic <dsimic@...jaro.org>
---
 arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dts
index 294eb2de263d..b3f76cc2d6e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ chosen {
 	backlight: edp-backlight {
 		compatible = "pwm-backlight";
 		power-supply = <&vcc_12v>;
-		pwms = <&pwm0 0 740740 0>;
+		pwms = <&pwm0 0 125000 0>;
 	};

 	bat: battery {