Current mode validation impedes setting up some video modes which should be supported otherwise. Namely 1920x1200@60Hz.
Fix this by lowering the minimum HDMI state machine clock to pixel clock ratio allowed.
Fixes: 32e823c63e90 ("drm/vc4: Reject HDMI modes with too high of clocks") Reported-by: Stefan Wahren stefan.wahren@i2se.com Suggested-by: Dave Stevenson dave.stevenson@raspberrypi.com Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne nsaenzjulienne@suse.de --- drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c index cea18dc15f77..340719238753 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c @@ -681,11 +681,23 @@ static enum drm_mode_status vc4_hdmi_encoder_mode_valid(struct drm_encoder *crtc, const struct drm_display_mode *mode) { - /* HSM clock must be 108% of the pixel clock. Additionally, - * the AXI clock needs to be at least 25% of pixel clock, but - * HSM ends up being the limiting factor. + /* + * As stated in RPi's vc4 firmware "HDMI state machine (HSM) clock must + * be faster than pixel clock, infinitesimally faster, tested in + * simulation. Otherwise, exact value is unimportant for HDMI + * operation." This conflicts with bcm2835's vc4 documentation, which + * states HSM's clock has to be at least 108% of the pixel clock. + * + * Real life tests reveal that vc4's firmware statement holds up, and + * users are able to use pixel clocks closer to HSM's, namely for + * 1920x1200@60Hz. So it was decided to have leave a 1% margin between + * both clocks. Which, for RPi0-3 implies a maximum pixel clock of + * 162MHz. + * + * Additionally, the AXI clock needs to be at least 25% of + * pixel clock, but HSM ends up being the limiting factor. */ - if (mode->clock > HSM_CLOCK_FREQ / (1000 * 108 / 100)) + if (mode->clock > HSM_CLOCK_FREQ / (1000 * 101 / 100)) return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
return MODE_OK;