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authorRob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>2013-12-01 02:51:47 +0400
committerRob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>2014-01-09 23:44:06 +0400
commit06c0dd96bfbba8a9368ffd7c4b12d3bfed37001d (patch)
tree806d07197b4fd3ab0d73885329f7de1d890f22d6 /drivers/gpu/drm/msm/NOTES
parentdada25bd22a52a4351357209a8c227070cfd406d (diff)
downloadlinux-06c0dd96bfbba8a9368ffd7c4b12d3bfed37001d.tar.xz
drm/msm: add mdp5/apq8x74
Add support for the new MDP5 display controller block. The mapping between parts of the display controller and KMS is: plane -> PIPE{RGBn,VIGn} \ crtc -> LM (layer mixer) |-> MDP "device" encoder -> INTF / connector -> HDMI/DSI/eDP/etc --> other device(s) Unlike MDP4, it appears we can get by with a single encoder, rather than needing a different implementation for DTV, DSI, etc. (Ie. the register interface is same, just different bases.) Also unlike MDP4, all the IRQs for other blocks (HDMI, DSI, etc) are routed through MDP. And finally, MDP5 has this "Shared Memory Pool" (called "SMP"), from which blocks need to be allocated to the active pipes based on fetch stride. Signed-off-by: Rob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/NOTES b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/NOTES
index e036f6c1db94..9c4255b98021 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/NOTES
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/NOTES
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ In the current snapdragon SoC's, we have (at least) 3 different
display controller blocks at play:
+ MDP3 - ?? seems to be what is on geeksphone peak device
+ MDP4 - S3 (APQ8060, touchpad), S4-pro (APQ8064, nexus4 & ifc6410)
- + MDSS - snapdragon 800
+ + MDP5 - snapdragon 800
(I don't have a completely clear picture on which display controller
maps to which part #)
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ and treat the MDP4 block's irq as "the" irq. Even though the connectors
may have their own irqs which they install themselves. For this reason
the display controller is the "master" device.
+For MDP5, the mapping is:
+
+ plane -> PIPE{RGBn,VIGn} \
+ crtc -> LM (layer mixer) |-> MDP "device"
+ encoder -> INTF /
+ connector -> HDMI/DSI/eDP/etc --> other device(s)
+
+Unlike MDP4, it appears we can get by with a single encoder, rather
+than needing a different implementation for DTV, DSI, etc. (Ie. the
+register interface is same, just different bases.)
+
+Also unlike MDP4, with MDP5 all the IRQs for other blocks (HDMI, DSI,
+etc) are routed through MDP.
+
+And finally, MDP5 has this "Shared Memory Pool" (called "SMP"), from
+which blocks need to be allocated to the active pipes based on fetch
+stride.
+
Each connector probably ends up being a separate device, just for the
logistics of finding/mapping io region, irq, etc. Idealy we would
have a better way than just stashing the platform device in a global