On 05/11/2018 15:02, Maxime Jourdan wrote: > Hi Neil, > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 1:51 PM Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi Maxime, >> >> On 05/11/2018 11:45, Maxime Jourdan wrote: >>> The meson DRM driver currently uses constant, static canvas indexes. >>> >>> This is not optimal and could conflict with other drivers also using >>> canvases. >> >> Indeed, it's now time to use the canvas provider merged in 4.20-rc1 ! >> >>> >>> This patch series allows the driver to optionnally use a canvas provider >>> module that is able to dispatch canvases, on demand and free of conflict. >>> >>> In the future, the current way of doing things will be deprecated. >> >> Do you confirm you will send a patch to remove the legacy canvas code when >> everything is merged (including DT changes) ? >> >> I'll wait until the bindings are reviewed, then I'll push the serie to drm-misc-next. >> > > Yes, ultimately it will be removed. > > The plan is: > > 4.21: allow using both modes, add the "amlogic,canvas" property to the dts files > 4.22: remove the old way and change the amlogic,canvas property to mandatory > > This should allow for a nice transition. > > Maxime > >> Thanks, >> Neil >> >>> >>> Maxime Jourdan (2): >>> dt-bindings: display: amlogic, meson-vpu: Add optional canvas provider >>> node >>> drm/meson: Use optional canvas provider >>> >>> .../bindings/display/amlogic,meson-vpu.txt | 2 + >>> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/Kconfig | 1 + >>> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_crtc.c | 14 ++++-- >>> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c | 46 ++++++++++++------- >>> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.h | 4 ++ >>> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_plane.c | 8 +++- >>> 6 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) >>> Applied
