linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] drm/tegra: Convert to master/component framework

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Date:	Mon, 19 May 2014 10:56:08 +0200
From:	Christian Gmeiner <christian.gmeiner@...il.com>
To:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	DRI mailing list <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] drm/tegra: Convert to master/component framework

2014-05-13 17:30 GMT+02:00 Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>:
> From: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
>
> Instead of the current implementation, reuse the recently introduced
> master/component framework, which is equivalent in most regards. One
> issue is that there is no device to bind the DRM driver to. In order
> to still allow the driver to be probed, expose an interface from the
> host1x device and provide an interface driver to bind to that.
>
> The interface driver then registers (or removes) the master that will be
> used to instantiate and bind the DRM driver. Since the drm_host1x bus
> implementation is now gone the dummy device instantiated by it can no
> longer be used as the parent for the DRM device. However since the
> parent device doesn't need to be modified, the host1x parent device that
> exposes the interface can be used instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>

Is there a git tree somewhere to have a look at? I am interested in the usage
of the master/component framework.

thanks
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Christian Gmeiner, MSc

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