Re: [PATCH v2] drm/msm/dp: enhance both connect and disconnect pending_timeout handle

From: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>
To: Kuogee Hsieh <quic_khsieh@quicinc.com>
Cc: quic_sbillaka@quicinc.com, quic_abhinavk@quicinc.com,
	airlied@linux.ie, freedreno@lists.freedesktop.org,
	vkoul@kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	swboyd@chromium.org, agross@kernel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org, quic_aravindh@quicinc.com,
	bjorn.andersson@linaro.org, sean@poorly.run,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drm/msm/dp: enhance both connect and disconnect pending_timeout handle
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2022 02:59:21 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAA8EJpqzucFGf8ndDi2LZqtKiOt_w=_h1oPAUNVCdmUyh_3+zA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <09fd563f-4a2c-f670-51c2-0e5ff023816d@quicinc.com>

On Fri, 8 Apr 2022 at 23:30, Kuogee Hsieh <quic_khsieh@quicinc.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 4/8/2022 5:27 AM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > On 07/04/2022 00:28, Kuogee Hsieh wrote:
> >> dp_hpd_plug_handle() is responsible for setting up main link and send
> >> uevent to notify user space framework to start video stream. Similarly,
> >> dp_hdp_unplug_handle is responsible to send uevent to notify user space
> >> framework to stop video stream and then tear down main link.
> >> However there are rare cases, such as in the middle of system
> >> suspending,
> >> that uevent could not be delivered to user space framework. Therefore
> >> some kind of recover mechanism armed by timer need to be in place in the
> >> case of user space framework does not respond to uevent.
> >
> > Hmm, how does userpsace 'respond' to the uevent? The driver should
> > send hotplug notifications to userspace, but it must not expect any
> > particular reaction. The userspace might be as simple, as fbdev
> > emulation, but the driver still should function correctly.
>
> yes, driver is function correctly by setting up main link. but it does
> not know which resolution to display.
>
> It send hotplug notification through uevent to framework after main link
> is ready.
>
> Framework  is responsible to set up MDP timing engine to start video stream.
>
>
> However it does not know which

It's of no concern to the driver. It is completely the userspace
problem. After resuming, it should reread available video output
properties. The display could have been changed while the system is
suspended.
From your description I still do not understand why you need the
'recovery' mechanism.

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry