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Message-ID: <173997495988.2526899.9124442481347234668.robh@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:22:40 -0600
From: "Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@...nel.org>
To: Aradhya Bhatia <aradhya.bhatia@...ux.dev>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] dt-bindings: display: ti: Add schema for AM625
 OLDI Transmitter


On Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:39:24 +0530, Aradhya Bhatia wrote:
> From: Aradhya Bhatia <a-bhatia1@...com>
> 
> The OLDI transmitters (TXes) do not have registers of their own, and are
> dependent on the source video-ports (VPs) from the DSS to provide
> configuration data. This hardware doesn't directly sit on the internal
> bus of the SoC, but does so via the DSS. Hence, the OLDI TXes are
> supposed to be child nodes under the DSS, and not independent devices.
> 
> Two of the OLDI TXes can function in tandem to output dual-link OLDI
> output, or cloned single-link outputs. In these cases, one OLDI will be
> the primary OLDI, and the other one, a companion. The following diagram
> represents such a configuration.
> 
> +-----+-----+         +-------+
> |     |     |         |       |
> |     | VP1 +----+--->+ OLDI0 |  (Primary - may need companion)
> |     |     |    |    |       |
> | DSS +-----+    |    +-------+
> |     |     |    |
> |     | VP2 |    |    +-------+
> |     |     |    |    |       |
> +-----+-----+    +--->+ OLDI1 |  (Companion OLDI)
>                       |       |
>                       +-------+
> 
> The DSS in AM625 SoC has a configuration like the one above. The AM625
> DSS VP1 (port@0) can connect and control 2 OLDI TXes, to use them in
> dual-link or cloned single-link OLDI modes. It is only the VP1 that can
> connect to either OLDI TXes for the AM625 DSS, and not the VP2.
> 
> Alternatively, on some future TI SoCs, along with the above
> configuration, the OLDI TX can _also_ connect to separate video sources,
> making them work entirely independent of each other. In this case,
> neither of the OLDIs are "companion" or "secondary" OLDIs, and nor do
> they require one. They both are independent and primary OLDIs. The
> following diagram represents such a configuration.
> 
> +-----+-----+               +-------+
> |     |     |               |       |
> |     | VP1 +--+----------->+ OLDI0 |  (Primary - may need companion)
> |     |     |  |            |       |
> |     +-----+  |            +-------+
> |     |     |  |
> |     | VP2 |  |
> |     |     |  |
> | DSS +-----+  |   +---+    +-------+
> |     |     |  +-->+ M |    |       |
> |     | VP3 +----->+ U +--->+ OLDI1 |  (Companion or Primary)
> |     |     |      | X |    |       |
> |     +-----+      +---+    +-------+
> |     |     |
> |     | VP4 |
> |     |     |
> +-----+-----+
> 
> Note that depending on the mux configuration, the OLDIs can either be
> working together in tandem - sourced by VP1, OR, they could be working
> independently sourced by VP1 and VP3 respectively.
> The idea is to support all the configurations with this OLDI TX schema.
> 
> The OLDI functionality is further supported by a system-control module,
> which contains a few registers to control OLDI IO power and other
> electrical characteristics of the IO lanes.
> 
> Add devicetree binding schema for the OLDI TXes to support various
> configurations, and extend their support to the AM625 DSS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aradhya Bhatia <a-bhatia1@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Aradhya Bhatia <aradhya.bhatia@...ux.dev>
> ---
>  .../bindings/display/ti/ti,am625-oldi.yaml    |  88 ++++++++++
>  .../bindings/display/ti/ti,am65x-dss.yaml     | 154 ++++++++++++++++++
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   1 +
>  3 files changed, 243 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/ti/ti,am625-oldi.yaml
> 

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@...nel.org>