On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 09:56:48AM +0100, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> There's a really big pile of additional connector properties, a lot of
> them standardized. But they're all for specific outputs (panels, TV,
> scaling, ...) so I left them out for now since this is enough for a
> start.
>
> I typed this to give Manasi a place to add her new link status
> property documentation.
>
> v2: forgot to git add all the bits (Manasi).
>
> v3: Be more epxlicit about integrated tiled panels (Archit)
>
Reviewed-by: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Manasi Navare <manasi.d.navare@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Archit Taneja <architt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst | 6 ++++++
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
> index 568f3c2b6e46..f19757b1736a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
> @@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ Property Types and Blob Property Support
> .. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
> :export:
>
> +Standard Connector Properties
> +-----------------------------
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> + :doc: standard connector properties
> +
> Plane Composition Properties
> ----------------------------
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> index b5c6a8ee831e..5a4526289392 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> @@ -588,6 +588,50 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list drm_tv_subconnector_enum_list[] = {
> DRM_ENUM_NAME_FN(drm_get_tv_subconnector_name,
> drm_tv_subconnector_enum_list)
>
> +/**
> + * DOC: standard connector properties
> + *
> + * DRM connectors have a few standardized properties:
> + *
> + * EDID:
> + * Blob property which contains the current EDID read from the sink. This
> + * is useful to parse sink identification information like vendor, model
> + * and serial. Drivers should update this property by calling
> + * drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(), usually after having parsed
> + * the EDID using drm_add_edid_modes(). Userspace cannot change this
> + * property.
> + * DPMS:
> + * Legacy property for setting the power state of the connector. For atomic
> + * drivers this is only provided for backwards compatibility with existing
> + * drivers, it remaps to controlling the "ACTIVE" property on the CRTC the
> + * connector is linked to. Drivers should never set this property directly,
> + * it is handled by the DRM core by calling the ->dpms() callback in
> + * &drm_connector_funcs. Atomic drivers should implement this hook using
> + * drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms(). This is the only property standard
> + * connector property that userspace can change.
> + * PATH:
> + * Connector path property to identify how this sink is physically
> + * connected. Used by DP MST. This should be set by calling
> + * drm_mode_connector_set_path_property(), in the case of DP MST with the
> + * path property the MST manager created. Userspace cannot change this
> + * property.
> + * TILE:
> + * Connector tile group property to indicate how a set of DRM connector
> + * compose together into one logical screen. This is used by both high-res
> + * external screens (often only using a single cable, but exposing multiple
> + * DP MST sinks), or high-res integrated panels (like dual-link DSI) which
> + * are not gen-locked. Note that for tiled panels which are genlocked, like
> + * dual-link LVDS or dual-link DSI, the driver should try to not expose the
> + * tiling and virtualize both &drm_crtc and &drm_plane if needed. Drivers
> + * should update this value using drm_mode_connector_set_tile_property().
> + * Userspace cannot change this property.
> + *
> + * Connectors also have one standardized atomic property:
> + *
> + * CRTC_ID:
> + * Mode object ID of the &drm_crtc this connector should be connected to.
> + */
> +
> int drm_connector_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev)
> {
> struct drm_property *prop;
> --
> 2.10.2
>
> _______________________________________________
> dri-devel mailing list
> dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
_______________________________________________
dri-devel mailing list
dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
