Re: [RFC v2 PATCH v4 09/14] ARM: dts: s6e3fa0: add DT bindings

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Hi Andrzej,

On Wednesday 23 April 2014 14:48:31 Andrzej Hajda wrote:
> On 04/23/2014 01:34 PM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Wednesday 23 April 2014 11:02:21 Andrzej Hajda wrote:
> >> On 04/21/2014 02:28 PM, YoungJun Cho wrote:
> >>> This patch adds DT bindings for s6e3fa0 panel.
> >>> The bindings describes panel resources, display timings and cpu timings.
> >>> 
> >>> Changelog v2:
> >>> - Adds unit address (commented by Sachin Kamat)
> >>> Changelog v3:
> >>> - Removes optional delay, size properties (commented by Laurent
> >>> Pinchart)
> >>> - Adds OLED detection, TE gpio properties
> >>> Changelog v4:
> >>> - Moves CPU timings relevant properties from FIMD DT
> >>> 
> >>>   (commeted by Laurent Pinchart, Andrzej Hajda)
> >>> 
> >>> Signed-off-by: YoungJun Cho <yj44.cho@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Acked-by: Inki Dae <inki.dae@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Acked-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>> 
> >>>  .../devicetree/bindings/panel/samsung,s6e3fa0.txt  |   63
> >>>  +++++++++++++++
> >>> 
> >>> 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+)
> >>> 
> >>>  create mode 100644
> >>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/panel/samsung,s6e3fa0.txt>
> >>> 
> >>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/panel/samsung,s6e3fa0.txt
> >>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/panel/samsung,s6e3fa0.txt new file
> >>> mode 100644
> >>> index 0000000..9eeb38b
> >>> --- /dev/null
> >>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/panel/samsung,s6e3fa0.txt
> >>> @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
> >>> +Samsung S6E3FA0 AMOLED LCD 5.7 inch panel
> >>> +
> >>> +Required properties:
> >>> +  - compatible: "samsung,s6e3fa0"
> >>> +  - reg: the virtual channel number of a DSI peripheral
> >>> +  - vdd3-supply: core voltage supply
> >>> +  - vci-supply: voltage supply for analog circuits
> >>> +  - reset-gpio: a GPIO spec for the reset pin
> >>> +  - det-gpio: a GPIO spec for the OLED detection pin
> >>> +  - te-gpio: a GPIO spec for the TE pin
> >>> +  - display-timings: timings for the connected panel as described by
> >>> [1]
> >> 
> >> Which properties of display-timings are relevant for CPU mode?
> >> I guess width and height. Anything more?
> >> 
> >>> +  - cpu-timings: CPU interface timings for the connected panel, and it
> >>> contains
> >>> +        following optional properties.
> >>> +          - cs-setup: clock cycles for the active period of address
> >>> signal
> >>> +                enable until chip select is enable in CPU interface
> >>> +          - wr-setup: clock cycles for the active period of CS signal
> >>> enable
> >>> +                until write signal is enable in CPU interface
> >>> +          - wr-act: clock cycles for the active period of CS enable in
> >>> CPU
> >>> +                interface
> > 
> > What about calling this property wr-active ? I had called this wr-cycle in
> > a previous implementation, that could be an option as well.
> > 
> >>> +          - wr-hold: clock cycles for the active period of CS disable
> >>> until
> >>> +                write signal is disable in CPU interface
> >> 
> >> cpu-timings name does not sound to be related to display.
> >> I wonder if it would not be better to merge cpu-timings into
> >> display-timings but this will require more discussion I guess.
> > 
> > The panel has a memory-like interface with chip select, read/write and
> > access strobe, address (1 bit) and data signals. The interface is defined
> > in the MIPI DBI specification (a quick search turned up
> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/206899854/MIPI-DPI-Specification-v2, there might
> > be direct PDF downloads available), even if some panels implement a
> > similar interface that predates MIPI DBI (with names such as i80 or
> > SYS-80 probably due to the similarities with the 8051 external bus).
> > 
> > The cpu-timings properties describe the read and write access timings for
> > those signals, unrelated to the display video timings. I thus believe that
> > they should be separate from the display timings. We will probably need to
> > add properties for the read signal as well, but that can be done later.
>
> cpu-timings suggests these timings are for CPU, but they are for display
> panel in CPU mode.
> I though rather about something like display-cpu-timings or i80-timings,
> just to avoid confusion.

mipi-dbi-timings maybe ?

> >> If you want to stay with separate node please consider to make it
> >> optional as whole node or make some properties required. Making node
> >> required with all sub-properties optional is weird.
> >> By the way I hope all timings properties are generic for CPU mode,
> >> if not they should be prefixed by vendor or model.
> > 
> > The timings description should be pretty generic I believe, especially
> > given that the interface is standardized by the MIPI alliance. Could you
> > have a quick look at the spec and share your opinion ?
> > 
> >>> +
> >>> +Optional properties:
> >>> +
> >>> +The device node can contain one 'port' child node with one child
> >>> +'endpoint' node, according to the bindings defined in [2]. This
> >>> +node should describe panel's video bus.
> >>> +
> >>> +[1]: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/display-timing.txt
> >>> +[2]: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/video-interfaces.txt
> >>> +
> >>> +Example:
> >>> +
> >>> +	panel@0 {
> >>> +		compatible = "samsung,s6e3fa0";
> >>> +		reg = <0>;
> >>> +		vdd3-supply = <&vcclcd_reg>;
> >>> +		vci-supply = <&vlcd_reg>;
> >>> +		reset-gpio = <&gpy7 4 0>;
> >>> +		det-gpio = <&gpg0 6 0>;
> >>> +		te-gpio = <&gpd1 7 0>;
> >>> +
> >>> +		display-timings {
> >>> +			timing0: timing-0 {
> >>> +				clock-frequency = <0>;
> >>> +				hactive = <1080>;
> >>> +				vactive = <1920>;
> >>> +				hfront-porch = <2>;
> >>> +				hback-porch = <2>;
> >>> +				hsync-len = <1>;
> >>> +				vfront-porch = <1>;
> >>> +				vback-porch = <4>;
> >>> +				vsync-len = <1>;
> >>> +			};
> >>> +		};
> >>> +
> >>> +		cpu-timings {
> >>> +			cs-setup = <0>;
> >>> +			wr-setup = <0>;
> >>> +			wr-act = <1>;
> >>> +			wr-hold = <0>;
> >>> +		};
> >>> +	};

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

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