Re: [PATCH/RFC v2 1/3] fbdev: Add FOURCC-based format configuration API

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Hi Geert,

On Monday 29 August 2011 13:04:15 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:09, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Monday 29 August 2011 11:36:07 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:50, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> [...]
> 
> > If my understanding is now correct, a V4L2 planar YUV type where Y, U and
> > V components are stored in separate byte-oriented planes, with each
> > plane storing Y, U or V components packed (such as
> > http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l- dvb-apis/V4L2-PIX-FMT-YUV422P.html),
> > would be of neither FB_TYPE_PLANES nor FB_TYPE_PACKED. The same would be
> > true for an RGB format where each component is stored in a separate
> > plane with each plane sotring R, G or B packed.
> 
> Indeed. Currently this cannot be represented.

Good, at least I now understand the situation :-)

> For ideas from the past, see e.g.
> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.fbdev.devel/10951.
> 
> > If the above is correct, what FB_TYPE_* should a driver report when using
> > FB_VISUAL_FOURCC with V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P
> > (http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l- dvb-apis/V4L2-PIX-FMT-YUV422P.html)
> > or V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12
> > (http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis/re25.html) for instance ?
> 
> We need new types for those. Or always use FOURCC for them.

My proposal currently defined FB_VISUAL_FOURCC. What about adding 
FB_TYPE_FOURCC as well ?

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart
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