On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 09:47:12AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > Am 11.06.23 um 01:18 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas: > > But I will be OK to drop the "solomon,ssd130?fb-i2c" compatible strings > > from the DRM driver and only match against the new "solomon,ssd130?-i2c" > > compatible strings. And add a different DT binding schema for the ssd130x > > driver, if that would mean being able to fix things like the one mentioned > > in this patch. If there are different compatibles, then it can always be sorted out later iff it turns out to be a problem, since new devicetrees should not be using the deprecated compatibles anyway. I didn't realise that those deprecated compatibles existed, thanks for your patience. > > In my opinion, trying to always make the drivers backward compatible with > > old DTBs only makes the drivers code more complicated for unclear benefit. > > > > Usually this just ends being code that is neither used nor tested. Because > > in practice most people update the DTBs and kernels, instead of trying to > > make the DTB a stable ABI like firmware. > > > > From my understanding, fixing the resolution is the correct thing to do > here. Userspace needs to be able to handle these differences. Fixing meaning correcting, or fixing meaning using a fixed resolution? Not clear to me what you mean, sorry.
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