[EXT] Re: [PATCH 0/2] drm: imx: Add NWL MIPI DSI host controller support

[Shawn Guo]

Hi Laurentiu,

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 07:03:54AM +0000, Laurentiu Palcu wrote:
> Hi Shawn, Lucas,
> 
> On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 09:38:02AM +0800, Shawn Guo wrote:
> > Caution: EXT Email
> > 
> > Hi Lucas,
> > 
> > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 03:36:53PM +0200, Lucas Stach wrote:
> > > We have been looking at how to support DCSS in mainline for a while,
> > > but most of the actual work got pushed behind in schedule due to other
> > > priorities.
> > 
> > I have some time to contribute.  Would you suggest how I should help
> > here?
> > 
> > 1. You guys already have something close to completion and do not need
> >    more hands.
> > 2. You guys already have some preliminary code and can use help from
> >    others.
> > 3. You guys haven't got anything to start with, but just some design
> >    principles that anyone who wants to work on it should consider.
> > 
> > Which is the one that you want me to read?
> 
> We're already working on clearing up the DCSS code and preparing it for
> upstreaming. It should be done in the following weeks.

Great!  I will stay away from this then :)

> The reason we've
> been delaying this is because neither HDMI nor MIPI support was present
> and, until these are upstream, testing DCSS would be quite impossible.

Well, they have to be done one by one, and I guess DCSS should be the
first one.  I think it's fine to test DCSS with out-of-tree HDMI or
MIPI driver which is not ready for submission yet.

Shawn