* Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@xxxxxx> [130403 05:32]: > Hi Tony, > > On 2013-02-13 18:46, Tony Lindgren wrote: > > * Archit Taneja <archit@xxxxxx> [130213 06:26]: > >> init functions in omap board files request panel specific gpios, and provide > >> functions which omapdss panel drivers call to enable or disable them. > >> > >> Instead of the board files requesting these gpios, they should just pass the > >> platform specific data(like the gpio numbers), the panel should retrieve the > >> platform data and request the gpios. Doing this prevents the need of the panel > >> driver calling platform functions in board files. > >> > >> Panel drivers have their own platform data struct, and the board files populate > >> these structs and pass the pointer to the 'data' field of omap_dss_device. This > >> work will make it easier for the panel drivers be more adaptable to the > >> DT model. > >> > >> There is also removal of passing panel reset_gpio numbers through > >> omap_dss_device struct directly, reset gpios are passed through platform data > >> only. > > > > To avoid merge conflicts and dependencies between drivers and core > > Soc code, please break thes kind of patches into following parts: > > > > 1. Any platform_data header changes needed so both I and Tomi > > can pull it in as needed. > > > > 2. Changes to DSS drivers. Please keep stubs around for the > > board specific callback functions so omap2plus_defconfig > > won't break with just #1 merged into arm soc tree. > > > > 3. All the arch/arm/*omap* changes based on #1 above to > > drop obsolete callback functions and add new pdata if still > > needed. This needs to build and boot on #1 so I can merge > > this in via arm soc tree. > > > > 4. Any .dts changes needed. > > Tony, I've split these patches as follows: > > Platform data header file changes: > git://gitorious.org/linux-omap-dss2/linux.git 3.10/0-dss-headers > > Board file changes (based on header changes): > git://gitorious.org/linux-omap-dss2/linux.git 3.10-lo/board-cleanup > > DSS panel changes (based on header changes): > git://gitorious.org/linux-omap-dss2/linux.git 3.10/1-panel-cleanup > > Removing unused fields from header files (based on panel changes): > git://gitorious.org/linux-omap-dss2/linux.git 3.10/2-late-panel-cleanup > > The 2-late-panel-cleanup breaks compilation if the arch changes are not > merged, so I'll leave that until they have been merged. > > Do you mind if I add the board-cleanup branch temporarily to omapdss's > for-next, to simplify testing? When everything looks ok, I'll remove it > and pass the branch to you to be handled through l-o. Sure please go ahead. There are still some board-*.c related patches that I have not merged, but we'll see those merge conflicts before next as I usually do a merge with next before sending out pull reqs. Regards, Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
