linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 RFC 08/10] drm/fourcc: Document that single-channel "red" can be any color

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Message-Id: <585dc03acb4016bba910e7d15fec3ef4f0aec5b0.1646683502.git.geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:   Mon,  7 Mar 2022 21:52:43 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>
Cc:     dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 RFC 08/10] drm/fourcc: Document that single-channel "red" can be any color

Traditionally, the first channel has been called the "red" channel, but
the fourcc values for single-channel "red" formats can also be used for
other light-on-dark displays, like grayscale.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
---
RFC, as I have no immediate need for these formats.

v2:
  - New.
---
 include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
index 457ed39cc48f08e1..f0187cf20e4619d2 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_FORMAT_C4		fourcc_code('C', '4', ' ', ' ') /* [7:0] C0:C1 4:4 two pixels/byte */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_C8		fourcc_code('C', '8', ' ', ' ') /* [7:0] C 8 one pixel/byte */
 
-/* 8 bpp Red */
+/* 8 bpp Red (or generic light-on-dark) */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_R8		fourcc_code('R', '8', ' ', ' ') /* [7:0] R */
 
-/* 10 bpp Red */
+/* 10 bpp Red (or generic light-on-dark) */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_R10		fourcc_code('R', '1', '0', ' ') /* [15:0] x:R 6:10 little endian */
 
-/* 12 bpp Red */
+/* 12 bpp Red (or generic light-on-dark) */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_R12		fourcc_code('R', '1', '2', ' ') /* [15:0] x:R 4:12 little endian */
 
-/* 16 bpp Red */
+/* 16 bpp Red (or generic light-on-dark) */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_R16		fourcc_code('R', '1', '6', ' ') /* [15:0] R little endian */
 
 /* 16 bpp RG */
-- 
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