linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] drm/panel: Add Sinlinx SinA33 7" panel

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Date:   Tue, 6 Sep 2016 11:12:24 +0200
From:   Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
To:     Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@...c.xyz>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...el.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>, Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com" <linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] drm/panel: Add Sinlinx SinA33 7" panel

On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 10:02:48PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 01:03:03AM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > 
> > 01.09.2016, 23:40, "Maxime Ripard" <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>:
> > >  The SinA33 has an unidentified panel. Add the timings for it under a new
> > >  compatible.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Excuse me...
> > I will ask a question which is not fully related to the patch here...
> > If I want to add a generic panel for Q8 tablets, what should it be called?
> > "allwinner,q8-lcd-panel-800x480"?
> 
> I guess it's more of a question for Thierry, but it seems like the
> trend is to put the diagonal rather than the resolution in the
> compatibles.

Compatible strings should contain the model number of the panel. There
is no such thing as a "generic panel for Q8 tablets".

Also, how is it that these panels are unidentified? Has nobody tried to
open them up and look at the panel to find a model number?

Thierry

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