Re: [PATCH 2/3] drm/bridge: Add ti-ftp410 HDMI transmitter driver

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On 10/11/16 11:16, Jyri Sarha wrote:
> On 11/03/16 19:46, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
>> Hi Jyri,
>>
>> Thank you for the patch.
>>
>> On Wednesday 02 Nov 2016 18:32:16 Jyri Sarha wrote:
>>> Add very basic ti-ftp410 HDMI transmitter driver. The only feature
>>> separating this from a completely dummy bridge is the DDC i2c
>>> support. However, other HW specific features may be added later when
>>> needed. For instance there is a set of registers behind i2c if it is
>>> connected. The implementations is tested against my new tilcdc bridge
>>> support and works with BeagleBone DVI-D Cape Rev A3. A DT binding
>>> document is also added.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jyri Sarha <jsarha@xxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  .../bindings/display/bridge/ti,tfp410.txt          |  30 ++++
>>>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig                     |   7 +
>>>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile                    |   1 +
>>>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-tfp410.c                 | 199 ++++++++++++++++++
>>>  4 files changed, 237 insertions(+)
>>>  create mode 100644
>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/ti,tfp410.txt create mode
>>> 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-tfp410.c
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/ti,tfp410.txt
>>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/ti,tfp410.txt new file
>>> mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..dc93713
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/ti,tfp410.txt
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
>>> +TFP410 HDMI/DVI bridge bindings
>>
>> I'd name the document "TI TFP410 DVI Transmitter". DVI bridge doesn't tell 
>> whether the device is a receiver or transmitter.
>>
>>> +Required properties:
>>> +	- compatible: "ti,tfp410"
>>
>> The device is an I2C slave, it should have a reg property. Given that the chip 
>> can be used without being controlled through I2C, the reg property should be 
>> optional. You should document this clearly, and explain how the DT node can be 
>> instantiated as a child of an I2C controller when the I2C interface is used, 
>> or in other parts of the device tree otherwise.
>>
>>> +Optional properties:
>>> +	- ddc-i2c: phandle of an I2C controller used for DDC EDID probing
>>
>> The TFP410 doesn't handle DDC, this property should be part of the connector 
>> node.
>>
>>> +Optional subnodes:
>>> +	- video input: this subnode can contain a video input port node
>>> +	  to connect the bridge to a display controller output (See this
>>> +	  documentation [1]).
>>
>> You also need an output port for the DVI output. Those two ports should be 
>> required, not optional.
>>
> 
> Ok. So I need another device node. Should I create some specific
> compatible string for connectors behind tfp410, or a generic DVI/HDMI
> connector with optional ddc-i2c phandle?

omapdrm uses connector nodes. See, for example, pandaboard's dts files.
It has TFP410 and a connector node. With omap specific drivers, for now,
but that's another matter.

 Tomi

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