Re: [PATCH v2] drm: document connector margin properties

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On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:32:04 +0000
Simon Ser <contact@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add docs for "{left,right,top,bottom} margin" properties.
> 
> v2:
> - Mention the purpose: mitigate underscan on TVs
> - Move out of analog TV section into standard props (Pekka)
> - Mention HDMI AVI InfoFrames (Pekka, Ville)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Ser <contact@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Maxime Ripard <maxime@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Noralf Trønnes <noralf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mateusz Kwiatkowski <kfyatek+publicgit@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> index ffd65eddce42..a180f541736a 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> @@ -1446,6 +1446,20 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list dp_colorspaces[] = {
>   *	a firmware handled hotkey. Therefor userspace must not include the
>   *	privacy-screen sw-state in an atomic commit unless it wants to change
>   *	its value.
> + *
> + * left margin, right margin, top margin, bottom margin:
> + *	Add margins to the connector's viewport. This is typically used to
> + *	mitigate underscan on TVs.

I think it's overscan: scanning over and beyond the phosphor grid.

> + *
> + *	The value is the size in pixels of the black border which will be
> + *	added. The attached CRTC's content will be scaled to fill the whole
> + *	area inside the margin.
> + *
> + *	The margins configuration might be sent to the sink, e.g. via HDMI AVI
> + *	InfoFrames.
> + *
> + *	Drivers can set up these properties by calling
> + *	drm_mode_create_tv_margin_properties().
>   */
>  
>  int drm_connector_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev)
> @@ -1590,10 +1604,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_attach_dp_subconnector_property);
>  
>  /*
>   * TODO: Document the properties:
> - *   - left margin
> - *   - right margin
> - *   - top margin
> - *   - bottom margin
>   *   - brightness
>   *   - contrast
>   *   - flicker reduction

With that one typo'ish fixed:
Acked-by: Pekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Thanks,
pq

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