[PATCH v3 9/9] drm/vc4: hdmi: Defer pixel clock validation to HDMI helpers
From: Cristian Ciocaltea
Date: Tue Oct 13 2026 - 21:04:33 EST
drmm_connector_hdmi_init() now derives the maximum TMDS character rate
from the supported HDMI version, and
drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_check() rejects modes exceeding it
before invoking the driver's .tmds_char_rate_valid() hook.
Since each of the chip variants reports a supported HDMI version
matching its hardware limit, the max_pixel_clock check in
vc4_hdmi_connector_clock_valid() is redundant. Drop it together with
the max_pixel_clock field of struct vc4_hdmi_variant.
Reviewed-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c | 9 ---------
drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h | 3 ---
2 files changed, 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 5b7dedd7a9a1..fa38eb0ca7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -1534,12 +1534,8 @@ vc4_hdmi_connector_clock_valid(const struct drm_connector *connector,
const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
unsigned long long clock)
{
- const struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi = connector_to_vc4_hdmi(connector);
struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(connector->dev);
- if (clock > vc4_hdmi->variant->max_pixel_clock)
- return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-
if (!vc4->hvs->vc5_hdmi_enable_hdmi_20 && clock > HDMI_1_3_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ)
return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
@@ -3190,7 +3186,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2835_variant = {
.encoder_type = VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0,
.debugfs_name = "hdmi_regs",
.card_name = "vc4-hdmi",
- .max_pixel_clock = HDMI_1_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
.registers = vc4_hdmi_fields,
.num_registers = ARRAY_SIZE(vc4_hdmi_fields),
@@ -3210,7 +3205,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2711_hdmi0_variant = {
.encoder_type = VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0,
.debugfs_name = "hdmi0_regs",
.card_name = "vc4-hdmi-0",
- .max_pixel_clock = HDMI_2_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
.registers = vc5_hdmi_hdmi0_fields,
.num_registers = ARRAY_SIZE(vc5_hdmi_hdmi0_fields),
.phy_lane_mapping = {
@@ -3239,7 +3233,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2711_hdmi1_variant = {
.encoder_type = VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1,
.debugfs_name = "hdmi1_regs",
.card_name = "vc4-hdmi-1",
- .max_pixel_clock = HDMI_1_3_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
.registers = vc5_hdmi_hdmi1_fields,
.num_registers = ARRAY_SIZE(vc5_hdmi_hdmi1_fields),
.phy_lane_mapping = {
@@ -3268,7 +3261,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2712_hdmi0_variant = {
.encoder_type = VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0,
.debugfs_name = "hdmi0_regs",
.card_name = "vc4-hdmi-0",
- .max_pixel_clock = HDMI_2_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
.registers = vc6_hdmi_hdmi0_fields,
.num_registers = ARRAY_SIZE(vc6_hdmi_hdmi0_fields),
.phy_lane_mapping = {
@@ -3295,7 +3287,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2712_hdmi1_variant = {
.encoder_type = VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1,
.debugfs_name = "hdmi1_regs",
.card_name = "vc4-hdmi-1",
- .max_pixel_clock = HDMI_2_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
.registers = vc6_hdmi_hdmi1_fields,
.num_registers = ARRAY_SIZE(vc6_hdmi_hdmi1_fields),
.phy_lane_mapping = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h
index f6159c9e6144..61486e7b4ba2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ struct vc4_hdmi_variant {
/* Filename to expose the registers in debugfs */
const char *debugfs_name;
- /* Maximum pixel clock supported by the controller (in Hz) */
- unsigned long long max_pixel_clock;
-
/* List of the registers available on that variant */
const struct vc4_hdmi_register *registers;
--
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