feat(display): Optional dedicated work queue.

* Add new Kconfig settingsx to allow selecting system or dedicated
  work queue for performing UI updates.
* Allow UI updates to not block other system tasks when display is
  updating, especially important for e-ink displays.

3 files changed, 58 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/app/include/zmk/display.h b/app/include/zmk/display.h
index 3f4eb52..d3bd042 100644
--- a/app/include/zmk/display.h
+++ b/app/include/zmk/display.h
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+struct k_work_q *zmk_display_work_q();
+
 int zmk_display_init();
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diff --git a/app/src/display/Kconfig b/app/src/display/Kconfig
index 95b5d47..9c70911 100644
--- a/app/src/display/Kconfig
+++ b/app/src/display/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,29 @@ config ZMK_DISPLAY_STATUS_SCREEN_CUSTOM
 
 endchoice
 
+choice ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE
+    prompt "Work queue selection for UI updates"
+
+config ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_SYSTEM
+    bool "Use default system work queue for UI updates"
+
+config ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_DEDICATED
+    bool "Use dedicated work queue for UI updates"
+
+endchoice
+
+if ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_DEDICATED
+
+config ZMK_DISPLAY_DEDICATED_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
+    int "Stack size for dedicated UI thread/queue"
+    default 2048
+
+config ZMK_DISPLAY_DEDICATED_THREAD_PRIORITY
+    int "Thread priority for dedicated UI thread/queue"
+    default 5
+
+endif # ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_DEDICATED
+
 rsource "widgets/Kconfig"
 
 endif
diff --git a/app/src/display/main.c b/app/src/display/main.c
index 17d68bf..95b607e 100644
--- a/app/src/display/main.c
+++ b/app/src/display/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
+#include <kernel.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <device.h>
 #include <devicetree.h>
@@ -32,19 +33,41 @@ void display_tick_cb(struct k_work *work) { lv_task_handler(); }
 
 K_WORK_DEFINE(display_tick_work, display_tick_cb);
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_DEDICATED)
+
+K_THREAD_STACK_DEFINE(display_work_stack_area, CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY_DEDICATED_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
+
+static struct k_work_q display_work_q;
+
+#endif
+
+struct k_work_q *zmk_display_work_q() {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_DEDICATED)
+    return &display_work_q;
+#else
+    return &k_sys_work_q;
+#endif
+}
+
 void display_timer_cb() {
     lv_tick_inc(TICK_MS);
-    k_work_submit(&display_tick_work);
+    k_work_submit_to_queue(zmk_display_work_q(), &display_tick_work);
 }
 
+void blank_display_cb(struct k_work *work) { display_blanking_on(display); }
+
+void unblank_display_cb(struct k_work *work) { display_blanking_off(display); }
+
 K_TIMER_DEFINE(display_timer, display_timer_cb, NULL);
+K_WORK_DEFINE(blank_display_work, blank_display_cb);
+K_WORK_DEFINE(unblank_display_work, unblank_display_cb);
 
 static void start_display_updates() {
     if (display == NULL) {
         return;
     }
 
-    display_blanking_off(display);
+    k_work_submit_to_queue(zmk_display_work_q(), &unblank_display_work);
 
     k_timer_start(&display_timer, K_MSEC(TICK_MS), K_MSEC(TICK_MS));
 }
@@ -54,7 +77,7 @@ static void stop_display_updates() {
         return;
     }
 
-    display_blanking_on(display);
+    k_work_submit_to_queue(zmk_display_work_q(), &blank_display_work);
 
     k_timer_stop(&display_timer);
 }
@@ -68,6 +91,12 @@ int zmk_display_init() {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY_WORK_QUEUE_DEDICATED)
+    k_work_q_start(&display_work_q, display_work_stack_area,
+                   K_THREAD_STACK_SIZEOF(display_work_stack_area),
+                   CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY_DEDICATED_THREAD_PRIORITY);
+#endif
+
     screen = zmk_display_status_screen();
 
     if (screen == NULL) {
@@ -105,4 +134,4 @@ int display_event_handler(const zmk_event_t *eh) {
 }
 
 ZMK_LISTENER(display, display_event_handler);
-ZMK_SUBSCRIPTION(display, zmk_activity_state_changed);
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+ZMK_SUBSCRIPTION(display, zmk_activity_state_changed);