On 22/10/2025 14:52, Ulf Hansson wrote: > On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 at 17:32, Nicolas Frattaroli > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This series introduces two new drivers to accomplish controlling the >> frequency and power of the Mali GPU on MediaTek MT8196 SoCs. >> >> The reason why it's not as straightforward as with other SoCs is that >> the MT8196 has quite complex glue logic in order to squeeze the maximum >> amount of performance possible out of the silicon. There's an additional >> MCU running a specialised firmware, which communicates with the >> application processor through a mailbox and some reserved memory, and is >> in charge of controlling the regulators, the PLL clocks, and the power >> gating of the GPU, all while also being in charge of any DVFS control. >> >> This set of drivers is enough to communicate desired OPP index limits to >> the aforementioned MCU, referred to as "GPUEB" from here on out. The >> GPUEB is still free to lower the effective frequency if the GPU has no >> jobs going on at all, even when a higher OPP is set. >> >> The power- and frequency control driver, mtk-mfg-pmdomain, is now >> implemented as a power domain driver, with a set_performance_state >> operation. It also exposes itself as a clock provider, so that panthor >> can read the actual achieved DVFS clock rate as per the GPUEB firmware. >> >> This power domain approach means that panthor does not need to know >> about how the frequency control works on this SoC, as the OPP core >> framework already takes care of it. The only exception is that panthor >> needs to not register OPPs from DT itself if there already is an OPP >> table present. >> >> The mailbox driver is a fairly bog-standard common mailbox framework >> driver, just specific to the firmware that runs on the GPUEB. It was >> merged in v6.18 already. >> >> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Frattaroli <[email protected]> > > This looks good to me! > > I can certainly pick up patch2 and patch5, but before I go ahead I > just wanted to check what is the preferred merging strategy? > > The drm/gpu patches can go independently from the pmdomain patches > others, right? In either case, I can pick this complete series too via > my pmdomain tree, if that makes sense for everyone. Please let me > know.
I'm about to go on holiday, so I'm not about to merge and run ;) But I'm happy if you want to take the complete series through your tree. Thanks, Steve > Kind regards > Uffe > >> --- >> Changes in v8: >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: remove unused shmem variable that caused a warning >> on GCC, but not clang >> - Link to v7: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> Changes in v7: >> - panthor: rename "t" to "table" >> - panthor: add code comment explaining why an existing OPP table is >> being checked for >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: use GF_REG_MAGIC offset for sake of consistency >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: remove redundant semicolon after mtk_mfg_mt8196_init >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: fix resource leaks on probe failure >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: enable/disable EB clock during MT8196 init, which is >> needed for the register read >> - Rebase onto next-20251014, which drops already merged patches, namely >> mailbox driver+bindings, and drops the ASN_HASH patch series >> dependency, which was also merged >> - Link to v6: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> Changes in v6: >> - mailbox: move buf definition into if condition, as per Chia-I Wu >> - panthor: remove the redundant NULL checks in panthor_devfreq_get_freq >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: adjust return style consistency >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: add docstring for mtk_mfg_send_ipi to explain it's >> blocking >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: use CMD_FIX_DUAL_TARGET_OPPIDX instead of >> CMD_FIX_TARGET_OPPIDX. >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: reword code comments to not be in the "we" style >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: shuffle around mbox allocations as per Angelo >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: don't pointlessly turn on EB clock in probe, >> reducing the need for a comment explaining the bookkeeping >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: consistently use dev_err_probe and Capitalise first >> letter of error string >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: get rid of redundant ret = dev_err_probe assignment >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: reintroduce stack OPP table, choose min(gpu, stack) >> when adding frequencies. Fixes gaps in OPP levels where only stack >> changed, but gpu had duplicates, which resulted in choosing a too slow >> OPP >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: stub round_rate clk op to opt out of CCF always >> "rounding" a devfreq rate request to the current rate >> - Link to v5: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> Changes in v5: >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain binding: add memory-regions property, remove shmem >> property, as we now correctly describe the shared memory as a regular >> memory region >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain binding: get rid of redundant | >> - drop "dt-bindings: sram: Add compatible for >> mediatek,mt8196-gpufreq-sram" as part of the move to reserved memory >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: move to using reserved-memory for GPUEB shared >> memory >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: demote some types to smaller sizes in struct >> mtk_mfg, as per Angelo's suggestions >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: use units.h for Hz-to-KHz >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: change for loop in attach_dev to reduce indentation >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: simplify return in mtk_mfg_power_off >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: move of_device_id after probe >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: map mmio by index >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: add error checking to pm_genpd_init() >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: add remove function >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: remove last_opp member and logic, since OPP core >> already does that for us >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: adjust comment in mtk_mfg_set_performance to explain >> why we're doing what we're doing >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: call mtk_mfg_set_oppidx in mtk_mfg_power_on with >> the performance_state we deferred setting while it was powered off >> - mtk_mfg_pmdomain: add inline function for PWR_ACK checking, as it's >> now used twice with the added remove function >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: add suppress_bind_attrs so people don't play with >> that >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: change KConfig from tristate to bool, as module >> unloading results in strange likely firmware-induced hardware state >> woes in the mali GPU >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: read IPI magic in power_on, don't zero it after >> confirming that seemingly had no purpose >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: misc style changes >> - Link to v4: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> Changes in v4: >> - rebase onto next-20250922, which includes Laura Nao's clock patches >> - refactor mediatek_mfg into a pmdomain driver called "mtk-mfg-pmdomain" >> - move mt8196-gpufreq binding to the power subdirectory >> - mali-valhall-csf binding: adjust for power-domains usage >> - mali-valhall-csf binding: use clocks on mt8196 >> - mailbox: prefix defines with "GPUEB_" >> - mailbox: get rid of custom of_xlate >> - mailbox: rename "CLOGGED" to "BLOCKED" >> - mailbox: adjust send_data comment to include more technical info >> - mailbox: misc style improvements >> - panthor: drop "drm/panthor: devfreq: make get_dev_status use >> get_cur_freq", as it is now not necessary and makes the code worse >> - panthor: drop "drm/panthor: devfreq: add pluggable devfreq providers" >> - panthor: drop "drm/panthor: add no_clocks soc_data member for MT8196", >> as we now have clocks courtesy of gpufreq >> - panthor: check for existing opp table before registering a new one >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: add turbo_below variant data, which marks OPPs below >> a certain index as turbo for the OPP subsystem >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: no longer read stack OPPs, as they weren't used >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: get rid of num gpu opp != num stack opp check. >> That's the firmware's problem should it ever happen, not ours >> - mtk-mfg-pmdomain: some small name and whitespace changes on the defines >> - Link to v3: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> Changes in v3: >> - mali-valhall-csf binding: get rid of clocks for MT8196, rebase onto >> Chia-I Wu's patch >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: rename hw_revision to hw-revision >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: rename clocks >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: drop pointless label in example >> - mailbox binding: drop pointless label in example >> - mailbox: whitespace changes on defines >> - mailbox: remove rx_buf member from channel struct, use stack buffer >> - mailbox: check in probe that no rx_len exceeds MBOX_MAX_RX_SIZE >> - panthor: add no_clocks SoC data patch, also rebase onto Chia-I Wu's >> series >> - panthor: refactor devfreq provider functionality to do allocation and >> initialisation of panthor_devfreq struct in panthor in all cases >> - panthor: drop the patch that moves struct panthor_devfreq to a header >> file, as it no longer needs to be exposed to devfreq providers >> - mediatek_mfg: refactor devfreq provider functionality to decouple it >> more from panthor itself >> - mediatek_mfg: move SRAM magic to a #define >> - mediatek_mfg: begrudgingly rename member "padding_lol" to "reserved" >> - mediatek_mfg: use local struct device pointer var in more places >> - mediatek_mfg: change wording of sleep command failure error message, >> but keep the format specifier because I don't want to throw bare >> errnos at users >> - mediatek_mfg: remove unnecessary braces around dev_err EB power off >> timeout message >> - mediatek_mfg: allocate rx_data for channels that expect a response >> - mediatek_mfg: memcpy the rx buffer from the common mailbox framework >> in the rx callback to rx_data, as mssg now points to stack memory >> - mediatek_mfg: make SRAM clearing message dev_dbg >> - mediatek_mfg: no longer print physical address of SRAM >> - mediatek_mfg: expand on the GF_REG_OPP_TABLE_STK comment, toning down >> its defeatist attitude in the process >> - mediatek_mfg: style fixes in mtk_mfg_get_closest_opp_idx >> - mediatek_mfg: rename clocks and hw-revision reg as per binding >> - Link to v2: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> Changes in v2: >> - mali-valhall-csf binding: move from performance-controller to >> performance-domains property >> - mali-valhall-csf binding: fix vendor name oopsie in compatible of if >> condition >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: move from performance-controller to >> performance-domains by adding the cells property >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: rename e2_id to hw_revision >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: add description that mentions "MediaTek >> Flexible Graphics" >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: get rid of mailbox channels we're unlikely to >> use any time soon, if ever >> - mt8196-gpufreq binding: change name of mailbox channels to use - >> instead of _ >> - mailbox binding: change reg-names to "data" and "ctl" >> - drm/panthor: mediatek_mfg: rename e2_id to hw_revision >> - drm/panthor: devfreq: switch from performance-controller to >> performance-domains >> - drm/panthor: devfreq: get rid of the accidental get_cur_freq function >> move >> - mailbox: rename mtk_gpueb_mbox_ch to mtk_gpueb_mbox_chan_desc >> - mailbox: use smaller types in mtk_gpueb_mbox_chan_desc where possible >> - mailbox: add per-channel runtime data struct >> - mailbox: request one threaded IRQ per channel, pass channel struct as >> data >> - mailbox: make num_channels in variant struct u8 >> - mailbox: get rid of no_response, as it was redundant >> - mailbox: enable and disable clock in mailbox startup/shutdown >> - mailbox: point con_priv of mailbox framework channel struct to this >> driver's channel struct >> - mailbox: request and free the threaded IRQ in startup/shutdown >> - mailbox: only clear IRQ bit flag once RX data has been read from MMIO >> - mailbox: reduce needlessly large receive buffer size >> - mailbox: handle allocation errors wherever they could pop up >> - mailbox: style cleanups in mtk_gpueb_mbox_read_rx >> - mailbox: call platform_get_irq earlier on in probe >> - mailbox: set drvdata later on in probe >> - mailbox: ioremap resources by index, not name >> - mailbox: handle devm_mbox_controller_register errors >> - mailbox: rename channels to correspond to bindings >> - mailbox: document a few of the private driver structs to be kind to >> the next person who will look at this code >> - Link to v1: >> https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >> >> --- >> Nicolas Frattaroli (5): >> dt-bindings: gpu: mali-valhall-csf: add mediatek,mt8196-mali variant >> dt-bindings: power: Add MT8196 GPU frequency control binding >> drm/panthor: call into devfreq for current frequency >> drm/panthor: Use existing OPP table if present >> pmdomain: mediatek: Add support for MFlexGraphics >> >> .../bindings/gpu/arm,mali-valhall-csf.yaml | 37 +- >> .../bindings/power/mediatek,mt8196-gpufreq.yaml | 117 +++ >> drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_devfreq.c | 62 +- >> drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_devfreq.h | 2 + >> drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.h | 3 - >> drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c | 4 +- >> drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/Kconfig | 16 + >> drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/Makefile | 1 + >> drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-mfg-pmdomain.c | 1044 >> ++++++++++++++++++++ >> 9 files changed, 1268 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) >> --- >> base-commit: 3477f49ff0433a241da12ec9cecf6c9b2bd1c6f8 >> change-id: 20250829-mt8196-gpufreq-a7645670d182 >> >> Best regards, >> -- >> Nicolas Frattaroli <[email protected]> >>
