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Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:47:42 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drm: lcdif: Add i.MX93 LCDIF support
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To:     Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@ew.tq-group.com>,
        dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
        Liu Ying <victor.liu@nxp.com>
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        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@linaro.org, shawnguo@kernel.org,
        kernel@pengutronix.de
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From:   Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
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On 1/24/23 12:15, Alexander Stein wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,

> Am Dienstag, 24. Januar 2023, 08:59:39 CET schrieb Liu Ying:
>> On Mon, 2023-01-23 at 16:57 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
>>> On 1/23/23 08:23, Liu Ying wrote:
>>>> The LCDIF embedded in i.MX93 SoC is essentially the same to those
>>>> in i.MX8mp SoC.  However, i.MX93 LCDIF may connect with MIPI DSI
>>>> controller through LCDIF cross line pattern(controlled by mediamix
>>>> blk-ctrl) or connect with LVDS display bridge(LDB) directly or a
>>>> parallel display(also through mediamix blk-ctrl), so add multiple
>>>> encoders(with DRM_MODE_ENCODER_NONE encoder type) support in the
>>>> LCDIF DRM driver and find a bridge to attach the relevant encoder's
>>>> chain when needed.  While at it, derive lcdif_crtc_state structure
>>>> from drm_crtc_state structure to introduce bus_format and bus_flags
>>>> states so that the next downstream bridges may use consistent bus
>>>> format and bus flags.
>>>
>>> Would it be possible to split this patch into preparatory clean up
>>> and
>>> i.MX93 addition ? It seems like the patch is doing two things
>>> according
>>> to the commit message.
>>
>> IMHO, all the patch does is for i.MX93 addition, not for clean up.
>> Note that the single LCDIF embedded in i.MX93 SoC may connect with MIPI
>> DSI/LVDS/parallel related bridges to drive triple displays
>> _simultaneously_ in theory, while the three LCDIF instances embedded in
>> i.MX8mp SoC connect with MIPI DSI/LVDS/HDMI displays respectively(one
>> LCDIF maps to one display).  The multiple encoders addition and the new
>> checks for consistent bus format and bus flags are only for i.MX93
>> LCDIF, not for i.MX8mp LCDIF.  Also, I think the multiple encoders
>> addition and the new checks should be done together - if the new checks
>> come first, then the new checks do not make sense(no multiple displays
>> driven by LCDIF);
> 
> You are right on this one, but on the other hand there are lot of preparing
> patches already. Even if it is useless by itself, having the bus format & flag
> checks in a separate patch, it is easier to review, IMHO.

I agree on the ease of review.

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