[PATCH v3 3/7] dt-bindings: display: bridge: Repurpose lvds-encoder

Fabrizio Castro fabrizio.castro at bp.renesas.com
Fri Nov 8 09:26:22 UTC 2019


Hello Laurent,

Thank you for your feedback!

> From: linux-renesas-soc-owner at vger.kernel.org <linux-renesas-soc-owner at vger.kernel.org> On Behalf Of Laurent Pinchart
> Sent: 07 November 2019 20:38
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] dt-bindings: display: bridge: Repurpose lvds-encoder
> 
> Hi Fabrizio,
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> On Thu, Nov 07, 2019 at 08:10:59PM +0000, Fabrizio Castro wrote:
> > In an effort to repurpose lvds-encoder.c to also serve the
> > function of LVDS decoders, we ended up defining a new "generic"
> > compatible string, therefore adapt the dt-bindings to fit the
> > new purpose.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro at bp.renesas.com>
> >
> > ---
> > v2->v3:
> > * Extracted conversion to lvds-codec as per Rob's comment
> > v1->v2:
> > * Converted to dt-schema as per Neil's comment
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/display/bridge/lvds-codec.yaml        | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  .../bindings/display/bridge/lvds-transmitter.yaml  |  91 ----------------
> 
> -M1 would also help a lot here.

Will do

> 
> >  2 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-codec.yaml
> >  delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-transmitter.yaml
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-codec.yaml
> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-codec.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..3ebdf96
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-codec.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/bridge/lvds-codec.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Transparent LVDS encoders and LVDS decoders
> 
> s/LVDS decoders/decoders/ ?

Will replace

> 
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas at ideasonboard.com>
> > +
> > +description: |
> > +  This binding supports transparent LVDS encoders and LVDS decoders that don't
> 
> Same here.

Will do

Thanks,
Fab

> 
> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> 
> > +  require any configuration.
> > +
> > +  LVDS is a physical layer specification defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-644-A. Multiple
> > +  incompatible data link layers have been used over time to transmit image data
> > +  to LVDS panels. This binding targets devices compatible with the following
> > +  specifications only.
> > +
> > +  [JEIDA] "Digital Interface Standards for Monitor", JEIDA-59-1999, February
> > +  1999 (Version 1.0), Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA)
> > +  [LDI] "Open LVDS Display Interface", May 1999 (Version 0.95), National
> > +  Semiconductor
> > +  [VESA] "VESA Notebook Panel Standard", October 2007 (Version 1.0), Video
> > +  Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
> > +
> > +  Those devices have been marketed under the FPD-Link and FlatLink brand names
> > +  among others.
> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  compatible:
> > +    description: |
> > +      Any encoder or decoder compatible with this generic binding, but with
> > +      additional properties not listed here, must define its own binding and
> > +      list a device specific compatible first followed by the generic compatible
> > +    enum:
> > +      - lvds-encoder # for LVDS encoders
> > +      - lvds-decoder # for LVDS decoders
> > +
> > +  ports:
> > +    type: object
> > +    description: |
> > +      This device has two video ports. Their connections are modeled using the
> > +      OF graph bindings specified in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/graph.txt
> > +    properties:
> > +      port at 0:
> > +        type: object
> > +        description: |
> > +          With LVDS encoders port 0 is for parallel input
> > +          With LVDS decoders port 0 is for LVDS input
> > +
> > +      port at 1:
> > +        type: object
> > +        description: |
> > +          With LVDS encoders port 1 is for LVDS output
> > +          With LVDS decoders port 1 is for parallel output
> > +
> > +    required:
> > +      - port at 0
> > +      - port at 1
> > +
> > +required:
> > +  - compatible
> > +  - ports
> > +
> > +examples:
> > +  - |
> > +    lvds-encoder {
> > +      compatible = "lvds-encoder";
> > +
> > +      ports {
> > +        #address-cells = <1>;
> > +        #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > +        port at 0 {
> > +          reg = <0>;
> > +
> > +          lvds_enc_in: endpoint {
> > +            remote-endpoint = <&display_out_rgb>;
> > +          };
> > +        };
> > +
> > +        port at 1 {
> > +          reg = <1>;
> > +
> > +          lvds_enc_out: endpoint {
> > +            remote-endpoint = <&lvds_panel_in>;
> > +          };
> > +        };
> > +      };
> > +    };
> > +
> > +  - |
> > +    lvds-decoder {
> > +      compatible = "lvds-decoder";
> > +
> > +      ports {
> > +        #address-cells = <1>;
> > +        #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > +        port at 0 {
> > +          reg = <0>;
> > +
> > +          lvds_dec_in: endpoint {
> > +            remote-endpoint = <&display_out_lvds>;
> > +          };
> > +        };
> > +
> > +        port at 1 {
> > +          reg = <1>;
> > +
> > +          lvds_dec_out: endpoint {
> > +            remote-endpoint = <&rgb_panel_in>;
> > +          };
> > +        };
> > +      };
> > +    };
> > +
> > +...
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-transmitter.yaml
> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-transmitter.yaml
> > deleted file mode 100644
> > index 5be163a..0000000
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lvds-transmitter.yaml
> > +++ /dev/null
> > @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
> > -# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > -%YAML 1.2
> > ----
> > -$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/bridge/lvds-transmitter.yaml#
> > -$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > -
> > -title: Parallel to LVDS Encoder
> > -
> > -maintainers:
> > -  - Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas at ideasonboard.com>
> > -
> > -description: |
> > -  This binding supports the parallel to LVDS encoders that don't require any
> > -  configuration.
> > -
> > -  LVDS is a physical layer specification defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-644-A. Multiple
> > -  incompatible data link layers have been used over time to transmit image data
> > -  to LVDS panels. This binding targets devices compatible with the following
> > -  specifications only.
> > -
> > -  [JEIDA] "Digital Interface Standards for Monitor", JEIDA-59-1999, February
> > -  1999 (Version 1.0), Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA)
> > -  [LDI] "Open LVDS Display Interface", May 1999 (Version 0.95), National
> > -  Semiconductor
> > -  [VESA] "VESA Notebook Panel Standard", October 2007 (Version 1.0), Video
> > -  Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
> > -
> > -  Those devices have been marketed under the FPD-Link and FlatLink brand names
> > -  among others.
> > -
> > -properties:
> > -  compatible:
> > -    description: |
> > -      Any encoder or decoder compatible with this generic binding, but with
> > -      additional properties not listed here, must define its own binding and
> > -      list a device specific compatible first followed by the generic compatible
> > -    enum:
> > -      - lvds-encoder
> > -
> > -  ports:
> > -    type: object
> > -    description: |
> > -      This device has two video ports. Their connections are modeled using the
> > -      OF graph bindings specified in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/graph.txt
> > -    properties:
> > -      port at 0:
> > -        type: object
> > -        description: |
> > -          Port 0 is for parallel input
> > -
> > -      port at 1:
> > -        type: object
> > -        description: |
> > -          Port 1 is for LVDS output
> > -
> > -    required:
> > -      - port at 0
> > -      - port at 1
> > -
> > -required:
> > -  - compatible
> > -  - ports
> > -
> > -examples:
> > -  - |
> > -    lvds-encoder {
> > -      compatible = "lvds-encoder";
> > -
> > -      ports {
> > -        #address-cells = <1>;
> > -        #size-cells = <0>;
> > -
> > -        port at 0 {
> > -          reg = <0>;
> > -
> > -          lvds_enc_in: endpoint {
> > -            remote-endpoint = <&display_out_rgb>;
> > -          };
> > -        };
> > -
> > -        port at 1 {
> > -          reg = <1>;
> > -
> > -          lvds_enc_out: endpoint {
> > -            remote-endpoint = <&lvds_panel_in>;
> > -          };
> > -        };
> > -      };
> > -    };
> > -
> > -...
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> >
> 
> --
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart


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