[PATCH RESEND v6 1/2] drm/panel: Add support for Truly NT35597 panel driver

[Abhinav Kumar]

Hi Bjorn and Linus

Thanks for the comments.

Based on this, since we want to remove the dev/phone dependency but 
retain the driver + panel dependency on the compatible string, while 
addressing Philip's comments, I shall rename the string as 
"truly,nt35597-2K-display".

Let me know if there are any concerns with this.

Thanks

Abhinav

On 2018-09-03 15:00, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 9:50 PM Bjorn Andersson
> <bjorn.andersson at linaro.org> wrote:
>> On Tue 28 Aug 15:39 PDT 2018, Abhinav Kumar wrote:
>> > From: "abhinavk at codeaurora.org" <abhinavk at codeaurora.org>
>> >
>> > Add support for Truly NT35597 panel driver used
>> > in MSM reference platforms.
>> >
>> > This panel driver supports both single DSI and dual DSI
>> > modes.
>> >
>> > However, this patch series adds support only for
>> > dual DSI mode.
>> >
>> > Changes in v6:
>> > - Introduce panel config to store panel specific
>> >   details
>> > - Bring back the size member for the panel command
>> >   structure to make the design more scalable
>> > - Move the display mode from the DT to driver
>> > - Change the compatible string to indicate which
>> >   which board and panel it will be used for
>> > - Rename the functions to match the panel driver
>> > - Have a data member for each compatible string
>> > - Remove the panel commands split as its not
>> >   required for the panel init functionality
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Archit Taneja <architt at codeaurora.org>
>> > Signed-off-by: Abhinav Kumar <abhinavk at codeaurora.org>
>> [..]
>> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-truly-nt35597.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-truly-nt35597.c
>> [..]
>> > +     {       .compatible = "qcom,sdm845-mtp-2K-display",
>> 
>> I do not agree with Linus here.
>> 
>> If I understand correctly the variability in the video timing comes 
>> from
>> the fact that the LCD Driver IC (NT35597) can be paired with different
>> LCD panels. As such I strongly believe that the compatible should
>> describe this combo, not which phone/devkit you mounted a panel using
>> this Driver IC on.
> 
> I agree with that.
> 
> I just saw "it's some qualcomm string, not just the name of the LCD
> driver so OK".
> 
> The inability to parse the "qcom,*" string is just my ignorance, sorry
> for that.
> 
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij
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