linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] drm/panel: Add driver for Novatek NT36523

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Message-ID: <ZA7uH173ZmbGWzv8@Gentoo>
Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:34:23 +0800
From:   Jianhua Lu <lujianhua000@...il.com>
To:     Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
Cc:     Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ~postmarketos/upstreaming@...ts.sr.ht, phone-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] drm/panel: Add driver for Novatek NT36523

On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 09:06:50AM +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> On 11/03/2023 13:46, Jianhua Lu wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 01:38:52PM +0100, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11.03.2023 13:32, Jianhua Lu wrote:
> >>> Add a driver for panels using the Novatek NT36523 display driver IC.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Jianhua Lu <lujianhua000@...il.com>
> >>> ---
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> +static int nt36523_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel,
> >>> +			       struct drm_connector *connector)
> >>> +{
> >>> +	struct panel_info *pinfo = to_panel_info(panel);
> >>> +	int i;
> >>> +
> >>> +	for (i = 0; i < pinfo->desc->num_modes; i++) {
> >>> +		const struct drm_display_mode *m = &pinfo->desc->modes[i];
> >>> +		struct drm_display_mode *mode;
> >>> +
> >>> +		mode = drm_mode_duplicate(connector->dev, m);
> >>> +		if (!mode) {
> >>> +			dev_err(panel->dev, "failed to add mode %ux%u@%u\n",
> >>> +				m->hdisplay, m->vdisplay, drm_mode_vrefresh(m));
> >>> +			return -ENOMEM;
> >>> +		}
> >>> +
> >>> +		mode->type = DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER;
> >>> +		if (pinfo->desc->num_modes == 1)
> >>> +			mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
> >> That's not quite correct, as that means "if you have more than one
> >> defined panel mode (say 60Hz and 120 Hz), there will be no preferred one".
> > This piece of code I see in the other panels, so I'm not sure if it is
> > correct. Should
> > if (pinfo->desc->num_modes > 1)
> > 			mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
> > is correct?
> 
> I think only a single mode with DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED is preferred,
> so:
> if (i == 0)
> 	mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;		
> 
> would be the right thing to do.
Thanks for your explanation.
> 
> 
> Neil
> >>
> >> Konrad
> >>>
>