On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 07:53:30PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 09:06:50AM +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> > On 11/03/2023 13:46, Jianhua Lu wrote:
> > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 01:38:52PM +0100, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11.03.2023 13:32, Jianhua Lu wrote:
> > > > > Add a driver for panels using the Novatek NT36523 display driver IC.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Jianhua Lu <lujianhua000@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > [...]
> > > >
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int nt36523_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel,
> > > > > + struct drm_connector *connector)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + struct panel_info *pinfo = to_panel_info(panel);
> > > > > + int i;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + for (i = 0; i < pinfo->desc->num_modes; i++) {
> > > > > + const struct drm_display_mode *m = &pinfo->desc->modes[i];
> > > > > + struct drm_display_mode *mode;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + mode = drm_mode_duplicate(connector->dev, m);
> > > > > + if (!mode) {
> > > > > + dev_err(panel->dev, "failed to add mode %ux%u@%u\n",
> > > > > + m->hdisplay, m->vdisplay, drm_mode_vrefresh(m));
> > > > > + return -ENOMEM;
> > > > > + }
> > > > > +
> > > > > + mode->type = DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER;
> > > > > + if (pinfo->desc->num_modes == 1)
> > > > > + mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
> > > > That's not quite correct, as that means "if you have more than one
> > > > defined panel mode (say 60Hz and 120 Hz), there will be no preferred one".
> > > This piece of code I see in the other panels, so I'm not sure if it is
> > > correct.
> Jianhua is correct that the same code exists in several places,
> and from a quick browse I consider all the cases bogus.
>
> It would be fine if someone volunteered to fix all the panels so we
> avoid this bug to creep into more panel drivers.
I'm glad to send a patch to fix it soon.
>
> Sam
