linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] video: simplefb: add mode parsing function

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Date:	Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:07:50 -0600
From:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
To:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
CC:	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Rob Clark <robclark@...il.com>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	gnurou@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] video: simplefb: add mode parsing function

On 05/31/2013 11:12 PM, Olof Johansson wrote:
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:13:09PM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
>> On 05/26/2013 09:53 PM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>>> The naming scheme of simplefb's mode is precise enough to allow building
>>> the mode structure from it instead of using a static list of modes. This
>>> patch introduces a function that does this. In case exotic modes that
>>> cannot be represented from their name alone are needed, the static list
>>> of modes is still available as a backup.
...
>> As such, we should either:
>>
>> a) Just add new entries into the format array that already exists in the
>> driver. Given David's response, this might be simplest.
> 
> I think so too. Is this even needed? Do we have any users of the newer formats
> or is it just someone trying to feature-creep this driver to make the "simple"
> part of the name inaccurate? :)

Alex is working on board support for a new NVIDIA board, where IIRC the
bootloader sets up some 32-bit ARGB format for the panel.
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