On 31.07.2014 00:21, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 05:36:21PM +0300, Ville Syrj?l? wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 04:20:25PM +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 05:32:28PM +0900, Michel D?nzer wrote:
>>>> On 30.07.2014 17:22, Daniel Vetter wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 11:59:33AM +0900, Michel D?nzer wrote:
>>>>>> On 30.07.2014 06:32, Daniel Vetter wrote:
>>>>>>> + * due to lack of driver support or because the crtc is off.
>>>>>>> + */
>>>>>>> +void drm_crtc_vblank_wait(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>> + drm_vblank_wait(crtc->dev, drm_crtc_index(crtc));
>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_vblank_wait);
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +/**
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe the function names should be *_vblank_wait_next() or something to
>>>>>> clarify the purpose and reduce potential confusion versus
>>>>>> drm_wait_vblank().
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah that name is just transferred from the i915 driver. What about
>>>>> drm_wait_one_vblank()/drm_crtc_wait_one_vblank()?
>>>>
>>>> I don't care that much :), go ahead.
>>>
>>> Just my two cents: our downstream kernel has a helper somewhat like this
>>> which waits for a specified number of frames (apparently this is useful
>>> for some panels that require up to 5 or 6 frames before they display the
>>> correct image on screen). So perhaps something like this could work:
>>>
>>> void drm_wait_vblank_count(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int crtc,
>>> unsigned int count)
>>> {
>>> u32 last;
>>> int ret;
>>>
>>> ret = drm_vblank_get(dev, crtc);
>>> if (WARN_ON(ret))
>>> return;
>>>
>>> while (count--) {
>>> last = drm_vblank_count(dev, crtc);
>>>
>>> ...
>>> }
>>>
>>> drm_vblank_put(dev, crtc);
>>> }
>>
>> Would be nicer to wait for an absolute vblank count instead IMO. Or
>> if you want to pass a relative count in just convert it to an absolute
>> count first and wait for it (taking wraparound into account obviously).
>
> Hmm... would something like this work?
>
> target = drm_vblank_count(dev, crtc) + count;
>
> ret = wait_event_timeout(...,
> drm_vblank_count(dev, crtc) == target,
> ...);
>
> That should properly take into account wrap-around given that both sites
> use drm_vblank_count().
I think it would be better to refactor drm_wait_vblank() than to
reinvent it.
--
Earthling Michel D?nzer | http://www.amd.com
Libre software enthusiast | Mesa and X developer
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