linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] arm64: dts: qcom: msm8916/39: Disable GPU by default

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Message-ID: <ab2f16ac-d6d2-4d87-96f0-10aafd264fd9@linaro.org>
Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:35:19 +0100
From:   Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>
To:     Stephan Gerhold <stephan@...hold.net>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] arm64: dts: qcom: msm8916/39: Disable GPU by default

On 11/09/2023 18:41, Stephan Gerhold wrote:
> MSM8916/39 do not need signed GPU firmware so it is generally okay to
> have it enabled by default. However, currently the GPU does not work
> without also enabling MDSS and it's questionable if someone would
> really need it without a display in practice.
> 
> For consistency let's follow newer SoCs and disable the GPU by default.
> Enable it for all existing devices that already have &mdss enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Gerhold <stephan@...hold.net>

Reviewed-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>