[RFC 1/5] video: Add generic display panel core

[Sascha Hauer]

Hi Laurent,

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 02:49:39AM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> +/**
> + * panel_get_modes - Get video modes supported by the panel
> + * @panel: The panel
> + * @modes: Pointer to an array of modes
> + *
> + * Fill the modes argument with a pointer to an array of video modes. The array
> + * is owned by the panel.
> + *
> + * Return the number of supported modes on success (including 0 if no mode is
> + * supported) or a negative error code otherwise.
> + */
> +int panel_get_modes(struct panel *panel, const struct fb_videomode **modes)
> +{
> +	if (!panel->ops || !panel->ops->get_modes)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	return panel->ops->get_modes(panel, modes);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(panel_get_modes);

You have seen my of videomode helper proposal. One result there was that
we want to have ranges for the margin/synclen fields. Does it make sense
to base this new panel framework on a more sophisticated internal
reprentation of the panel parameters? This could then be converted to
struct fb_videomode / struct drm_display_mode as needed. This would also
make it more suitable for drm drivers which are not interested in struct
fb_videomode.

Related to this I suggest to change the API to be able to iterate over
the different modes, like:

struct videomode *panel_get_mode(struct panel *panel, int num);

This was we do not have to have an array of modes in memory, which may
be a burden for some panel drivers.

Sascha


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