linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] dt-bindings: display: stm32-ltdc: add optional st,fb-bpp property

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Message-ID: <20230619221113.GA1608794-robh@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:11:13 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
Cc:     Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Philippe Cornu <philippe.cornu@...s.st.com>,
        Raphael Gallais-Pou <raphael.gallais-pou@...s.st.com>,
        Amarula patchwork <linux-amarula@...rulasolutions.com>,
        michael@...rulasolutions.com,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Yannick Fertre <yannick.fertre@...s.st.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] dt-bindings: display: stm32-ltdc: add optional
 st,fb-bpp property

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 09:18:25PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 06:55:23PM +0200, Dario Binacchi wrote:
> > Boards that use the STM32F{4,7} series have limited amounts of RAM. The
> > added property allows to size, within certain limits, the memory footprint
> > required by the framebuffer.
> 
> Hmm, this sounds quite a lot like "software policy", since the actual
> display doesn't have these limitations. Rob, Krzysztof?

Indeed. This doesn't belong in DT.

Rob