Hi Geert,
Thank you for your feedback!
> From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 08 November 2019 09:21
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] drm/bridge: Repurpose lvds-encoder.c
>
> Hi Fabrizio,
>
> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 11:42 AM Fabrizio Castro
> <fabrizio.castro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > From: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: 04 November 2019 09:18
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] drm/bridge: Repurpose lvds-encoder.c
> > >
> > > On 30/10/2019 14:43, Fabrizio Castro wrote:
> > > > lvds-encoder.c implementation is also suitable for LVDS decoders,
> > > > not just LVDS encoders.
> > > > Instead of creating a new driver for addressing support for
> > > > transparent LVDS decoders, repurpose lvds-encoder.c for the greater
> > > > good.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig | 8 +-
> > > > drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile | 2 +-
> > > > drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lvds-codec.c | 169 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lvds-encoder.c | 155 -------------------------------
> > > > 4 files changed, 174 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-)
> > > > create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lvds-codec.c
> > > > delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lvds-encoder.c
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
> > > > index 3436297..9e75ca4e 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
> > > > @@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ config DRM_DUMB_VGA_DAC
> > > > Support for non-programmable RGB to VGA DAC bridges, such as ADI
> > > > ADV7123, TI THS8134 and THS8135 or passive resistor ladder DACs.
> > > >
> > > > -config DRM_LVDS_ENCODER
> > > > - tristate "Transparent parallel to LVDS encoder support"
> > > > +config DRM_LVDS_CODEC
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm not CCed on other patches, but I'm pretty sure you should fix other
> > > Kconfig and defconfigs selecting this config in this patch to avoid breaking bisect.
> >
> > My understanding is that no defconfig and no other option refer directly to DRM_LVDS_ENCODER, do you mind being a little bit
> more specific here?
>
> Sidenote: it looks like CONFIG_DRM_LVDS_ENCODER should have been enabled
> in shmobile_defconfig since commits 381ddfe478871588 ("drm: rcar-du:
> Hardcode encoders types to DRM_MODE_ENCODER_NONE") and 7160d57b6f81185c
> ("drm: bridge: lvds-encoder: Add thine,thc63lvdm83d compatible string"),
> to support thine,thc63lvdm83d in arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7779-marzen.dts?
Interesting, well the defconfig patch from this series should help then.
Thanks,
Fab
>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
> Geert
>
> --
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>
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