Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] drm/msm/disp/dpu1: set mdp clk to the maximum frequency in opp table during probe

[Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 19:21, Vinod Polimera <vpolimer@qti.qualcomm.com> wrote:
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> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] drm/msm/disp/dpu1: set mdp clk to the
> > maximum frequency in opp table during probe
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> > Quoting Vinod Polimera (2022-03-14 07:46:53)
> > > use max clock during probe/bind sequence from the opp table.
> > > The clock will be scaled down when framework sends an update.
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> > Capitalize 'use'.
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> > Why is it important to use max frequency during probe/bind? Does not
> > setting the clk rate during probe mean that we'll never use the max
> > rate? Does it speed things up during probe?
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> We need to vote mdp clock during probe/bind so that rails are not set at undetermined state as pointed out by Dmitry.
> Since we dont know what will be the rate set in boot loader, it would be ideal to vote at max frequency.
> There could be a firmware display programmed in bootloader and we want to transition it to kernel without underflowing.

This should be expressed in the commit message.


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With best wishes
Dmitry