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Date:   Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:17:32 +0200
From:   Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] [RFC] drm/ingenic: convert to component framework
 for jz4780 hdmi
To:     "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@goldelico.com>
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Hi Nikolaus and Laurent,

Le jeu., ao?t 5 2021 at 18:07:20 +0200, H. Nikolaus Schaller 
<hns@goldelico.com> a ?crit :
> Hi Laurent,
> 
>>  Am 05.08.2021 um 17:04 schrieb Laurent Pinchart 
>> <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>:
>> 
>>  Hi Nikolaus,
>> 
>>  Thank you for the patch.
>> 
>>  On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 04:07:57PM +0200, H. Nikolaus Schaller 
>> wrote:
>>>  This patch attempts to convert the ingenic-dw-hdmi driver
>>>  into a version that uses the component framework.
>> 
>>  Why ? What problem would this solve ?
> 
> Well, it was suggested in a v1 we did post several months ago. I have 
> not
> looked up by whom and do not exactly remember the reasons.
> 
> We now simply thought that it is common style since dome dw-hdmi 
> drivers
> make use of it but some others don't. And we got it working without.
> 
> If it is not needed/requested by anyone, we can drop it from v3 (or 
> add later).

I don't remember exactly TBH - the only reason to use a component is to 
have access to the main driver's "drm_device" structure. The IPU needs 
it for instance, to register planes; but I don't think this HDMI driver 
needs it as it registers a bridge.

Cheers,
-Paul