[PATCH v2 2/3] drm: simple_kms_helper: make connector optional at init time

[Daniel Vetter]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 02:06:00PM +0200, Andrea Merello wrote:
> drm_simple_display_pipe_init() pretends to attach a connector
> to the display pipe.
> 
> In case a drm bridge has to be used, then it's the bridge that
> takes care of connectors.
> 
> This patch makes the connector parameter optional for
> drm_simple_display_pipe_init(), so that a drm bridge could
> handle connector by itself later.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Merello <andrea.merello at gmail.com>
> Cc: David Airlie <airlied at linux.ie>
> Cc: Noralf Trønnes <noralf at tronnes.org>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel at ffwll.ch>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
> index aeb7a75..d07cdb8 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
> @@ -146,10 +146,13 @@ static const struct drm_plane_funcs drm_simple_kms_plane_funcs = {
>   * @funcs: callbacks for the display pipe (optional)
>   * @formats: array of supported formats (%DRM_FORMAT_*)
>   * @format_count: number of elements in @formats
> - * @connector: connector to attach and register
> + * @connector: connector to attach and register (optional)
>   *
>   * Sets up a display pipeline which consist of a really simple
> - * plane-crtc-encoder pipe coupled with the provided connector.
> + * plane-crtc-encoder pipe.

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With that Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>

I guess I'll let Archit apply the entire series once it's all ready.
-Daniel

> + * If a connector is supplied, the pipe will be coupled with the provided
> + * connector. You may supply a NULL connector when using drm bridges, that
> + * handle connectors themselves (see drm_simple_display_pipe_bridge_attach()).
>   * Teardown of a simple display pipe is all handled automatically by the drm
>   * core through calling drm_mode_config_cleanup(). Drivers afterwards need to
>   * release the memory for the structure themselves.
> @@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ int drm_simple_display_pipe_init(struct drm_device *dev,
>  	encoder->possible_crtcs = 1 << drm_crtc_index(crtc);
>  	ret = drm_encoder_init(dev, encoder, &drm_simple_kms_encoder_funcs,
>  			       DRM_MODE_ENCODER_NONE, NULL);
> -	if (ret)
> +	if (ret || !connector)
>  		return ret;
>  
>  	return drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 

-- 
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch