linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: dts: da850-lcdk: specify the maximum pixel clock rate for tilcdc

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Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:57:50 +0100
From:   Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
To:     Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>
Cc:     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>,
        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 2/2] ARM: dts: da850-lcdk: specify the maximum pixel
 clock rate for tilcdc

2016-11-29 11:53 GMT+01:00 Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>:
> On Monday 28 November 2016 05:45 PM, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>> Due to memory throughput constraints any display mode for which the
>> pixel clock rate exceeds the recommended value of 37500 KHz must be
>> filtered out.
>
> I think there might be more reasons than memory throughput constraints
> for the reasoning behind 37.5Mhz cap on pixel clock. Why not just refer
> to the datasheet section that places this constraint so we know its a
> hardware restriction.
>
>>
>> Specify the max-pixelclock property for the display node for
>> da850-lcdk.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts | 1 +
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts
>> index d864f11..1283263 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts
>> @@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
>>
>>  &display {
>>       status = "okay";
>> +     max-pixelclock = <37500>;
>
> Should this not be in da850.dtsi since its an SoC imposed constraint? If
> a board needs narrower constraint, it can override it. But I guess most
> well designed boards will just hit the SoC constraint.
>

Both issues fixed in v3.

Thanks,
Bartosz Golaszewski