Hi Hans,
On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 10:01 AM Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 19/12/2022 22:47, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > (CC'ing Sakari and Hans)
> >
> > Thank you for the patch.
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 04:01:39PM +0200, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> >> Add new pixel formats: RGBX1010102, RGBA1010102, ARGB2101010 and Y210.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c | 24 +++++++++++++
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_vsp.c | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >> 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
> >> index 8c2719efda2a..8ccabf5a30c4 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
> >> @@ -259,6 +259,24 @@ static const struct rcar_du_format_info rcar_du_format_infos[] = {
> >> .bpp = 32,
> >> .planes = 1,
> >> .hsub = 1,
> >> + }, {
> >> + .fourcc = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX1010102,
> >
> > Ah, here the format makes sense.
> >
> >> + .v4l2 = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XBGR2101010,
> >
> > But this is horrible :-( Could we use the same names as DRM for new
> > formats, when there is no conflict with existing V4L2 formats ?
> >
> > Sakari, Hans, what do you think ? Please see patch 1/7 in the series for
> > the format definitions.
>
> V4L2 describes pixel formats based on how they appear in memory from the
> lowest to highest memory address.
So that means big endian?
> If I am not mistaken, DRM uses the CPU order. So that explains the difference
> in naming. I don't think we should hide that difference. And V4L2 has been
> quite consistent in following memory ordering in the naming (except possibly
> for some of the really old pixelformats).
DRM uses little endian.
> Departing from that would be more of a hindrance than a help, IMHO.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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