Re: [PATCHv3 1/8] drm: Add the lacking DRM_MODE_FLAG_* for matching the DISPLAY_FLAGS_*

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Hi Eric,

Am Mittwoch, den 13.11.2013, 08:53 +0100 schrieb Eric Bénard:
> Hi Russell,
> 
> Le Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:04:55 +0000,
> Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 05:49:18PM +0100, Denis Carikli wrote:
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
> > > index fc2adb6..586c12f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
> > > @@ -537,6 +537,15 @@ int drm_display_mode_from_videomode(const struct videomode *vm,
> > >  		dmode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN;
> > >  	if (vm->flags & DISPLAY_FLAGS_DOUBLECLK)
> > >  		dmode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLCLK;
> > > +	if (vm->flags & DISPLAY_FLAGS_DE_LOW)
> > > +		dmode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_DE_LOW;
> > > +	if (vm->flags & DISPLAY_FLAGS_DE_HIGH)
> > > +		dmode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_DE_HIGH;
> > > +	if (vm->flags & DISPLAY_FLAGS_PIXDATA_POSEDGE)
> > > +		dmode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_PIXDATA_POSEDGE;
> > > +	if (vm->flags & DISPLAY_FLAGS_PIXDATA_NEGEDGE)
> > > +		dmode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_PIXDATA_NEGEDGE;
> > > +
> > 
> > I'm still not convinced that these should be exposed in *any* way to
> > userspace - I'm with Ville Syrjälä on this point.
> > 
> > Yes, you've moved their definition out of a uapi header file, but
> > they're still leaking out of kernel space via calls (and with Xorg,
> > they'll leak into the DisplayMode structures within the X server.)
> > 
> > Now, here's the thing... The polarity of the display enable signal.
> > That's a property of the connected device right?  It doesn't change
> > with respect to the displayed mode unlike the hsync/vsync signals.
> > If that's true, it should not be here.
> > 
> > Same goes for the pixel clock edge.  If it's a property of the
> > connected device and doesn't have a dependence on the displayed
> > mode, then it should not be in the DRM mode structure.
> 
> What would be the right way to configure these settings without
> exposing them to userspace ?

I think as a property of the connected device, this should be obtained
from the device tree node of the panel. In the v4l2 style device tree
model this could also be made a property of the link (endpoint).

> As explained in my answer to Fabio, these settings are currently
> hardcoded into ipuv3-crtc and we need to configure them to support more
> TFT panels using the IPUV3 Parallel Display Interface.

regards
Philipp

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