On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Ajay kumar <ajaynumb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Ajay kumar <ajaynumb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Rob, >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Ajay kumar <ajaynumb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> Sorry for the previous reply, >>>>> >>>>> Here goes the full explaination: >>>>> >>>>>> Rob, >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>> So what about, rather than adding drm_panel support to each bridge >>>>>>> individually, we introduce a drm_panel_bridge (with a form of >>>>>>> chaining).. ie: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> struct drm_panel_bridge { >>>>>>> struct drm_bridge base; >>>>>>> struct drm_panel *panel; >>>>>>> struct drm_bridge *bridge; /* optional */ >>>>>>> }; >>>>>>> >>>>>>> static void drm_panel_bridge_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge) >>>>>>> { >>>>>>> struct drm_panel_bridge *pb = to_panel_bridge(bridge); >>>>>>> if (pb->bridge) >>>>>>> pb->bridge->funcs->enable(pb->bridge); >>>>>>> pb->panel->funcs->enable(pb->panel); >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>> We cannot call them like this from crtc helpers in the order you mentioned, >>>>> since each individual bridge chip expects the panel controls at >>>>> different places. >>>>> I mean, >>>>> -- sometimes panel controls needs to be done before bridge >>>>> controls(ptn3460: before RST_N and PD_N) >>>> >>>> well, this is why bridge has pre-enable/enable/disable/post-disable >>>> hooks, so you can choose before or after.. >>> These calls are for a bridge to sync with the encoder calls. >>> We might end up defining pre-enable/enable/disable/post-disable for a >>> panel to sync >>> with the bridge calls! I have explained below. >>> >>>>> -- sometimes in between the bridge controls (ps8622: one panel control >>>>> before SLP_N and one after SLP_N) >>>>> -- sometimes panel controls needs to be done after bridge controls. >>>> >>>> I am not convinced that a generic panel/bridge adapter is not >>>> possible. Maybe we need more fine grained fxn ptr callbacks, although >>>> seems like pre+post should give you enough. It would certainly be >>>> easier than having to add panel support in each individual bridge >>>> driver (which seems like it will certainly result that only certain >>>> combinations of panel+bridge actually work as intended) >>> Ok. Consider this case: >>> Currently, we have the sequence as "bridge->pre_enable, >>> encoder_enable, bridge->enable" >>> And, the bridge should obviously be enabled in bridge->pre_enable. >>> Now, where do you choose to call panel->pre_enable? >>> -- as the first step of bridge->pre_enable, before we pull up/down bridge GPIOs. >>> -- at the last step of bridge->pre_enable, after we pull up/down the >>> bridge GPIOs. >>> >>> Ideally, PTN3460 expects it to be the second case, and PS8625 expects >>> it to be the first case. >>> So, we will end up adding pre_pre_enable, post_pre_enable to >>> accomodate such scenarios. >> >> ok, well I think we can deal with this with a slight modification of >> my original proposal. Split drm_panel_bridge into >> drm_composite_bridge and drm_panel_bridge: >> >> struct drm_composite_bridge { >> struct drm_bridge base; >> struct drm_bridge *b1, *b2; >> } >> >> static void drm_composite_bridge_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge) >> { >> struct drm_composite_bridge *cbridge = to_composite_bridge(bridge); >> cbridge->b1->funcs->enable(cbridge->b1); >> cbridge->b2->funcs->enable(cbridge->b2); >> } >> >> .. and so on .. >> >> struct drm_panel_bridge { >> struct drm_bridge base; >> struct drm_panel *panel; >> } >> >> static void drm_panel_bridge_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge) >> { >> struct drm_panel_bridge *pbridge = to_panel_bridge(bridge); >> pbridge->panel->funcs->enable(pbridge->panel); >> } >> >> .. and so on.. >> >> >> then in initialization, order can be managed like: >> >> if (panel_first) >> bridge = drm_composite_bridge_init(panel_bridge, actual_bridge) >> else >> bridge = drm_composite_bridge_init(actual_bridge, panel_bridge); >> >> possibly parametrize drm_panel_bridge if we need to map >> panel->enable() to bridge->pre_enable() vs bridge->enable(), etc.. > > Well, this really does seems complex to me. > Don't you think just having a drm_panel inside drm_bridge structure is > sufficient?! > And, make a call for pre_panel_enable and post_panel_enable around > bridge->pre_enable..and so on.? Adding more comments: The beauty of drm_panel is in the flexibility which it provides. We can call panel_enable/disable at the right point. Even the -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-samsung-soc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html