On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 05:57:58PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote: > On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 06:50:04PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Changes since v2: > > > > - added allOf as Krzysztof requested > > - reworked driver based on Philipp's comments > > (improved error handling, different selects, moved driver to a subdirectory, > > header sorting, drm_err instead of DRM_ERROR, inlined > > imx_lcdc_check_mode_change, make use of dev_err_probe()) > > > > Krzysztof also pointed out that we're now having two compatibles for a > > single hardware. Admittedly this is unusual, but this is the chance that > > the (bad) compatible identifier imx21-fb gets deprecated. The hardware > > is called LCDC and only the linux (framebuffer) driver is called imxfb. > > The problem is you can't have firmware (with the DTB) that supports > both. Well, you can if you want to have some firmware setting that > selects which one. Otherwise, it's really an OS problem to decide what > to use. I don't understand what you intend to say here. The same applies if the compatible is the same for both binding alternatives, isn't it? Do you consider a firmware problem better or an OS problem? Best regards Uwe -- Pengutronix e.K. | Uwe Kleine-König | Industrial Linux Solutions | https://www.pengutronix.de/ |
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