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

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Date:	Sat, 1 Jun 2013 22:09:04 -0700
From:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
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" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	gnurou@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] video: simplefb: add mode parsing function

On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org> wrote:
> 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.

Ah, ok. Let's just implement that one format too then. :)


-Olof
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