linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] ARM: dts: da850-lcdk: add tilcdc panel node

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Message-ID: <3e8671aa-e59d-4595-c323-af9e6a0ad615@ti.com>
Date:   Tue, 1 Nov 2016 15:56:17 +0530
From:   Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>
To:     Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
CC:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        arm-soc <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-drm <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        linux-devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jyri Sarha <jsarha@...com>,
        Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] ARM: dts: da850-lcdk: add tilcdc panel node

On Monday 31 October 2016 08:15 PM, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> The tilcdc driver is not yet ready for working together with the
> dumb-vga-dac drm bridge. While the work on enabling drm_bridge
> support in tilcdc continues, enable the VGA connector on da850-lcdk
> with the following workaround: use the tilcdc-panel driver with
> a set of common (and tested) resolutions.
> 
> Once the drm bridge support is complete, we'll remove the node added
> by this patch and use the correct solution. This change will be
> transparent for the user.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>

I dont think this can be applied. If this goes in v4.10, then the DT
blob becomes an ABI and driver will have to support tilcdc-panel driver
for DA850 forever.

Its probably better to wait for the proper driver support to arrive.

Thanks,
Sekhar