[PATCH 0/7] drm: Clean up plane helpers

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi Sam

Am 20.07.22 um 17:08 schrieb Sam Ravnborg:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 10:30:51AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> The plane helpers are included by dozens of files without any need. Only
>> a hand full of source files need anything from drm_plane_helper.h.
>>
>> Untangle everything and tidy up the code a bit. The patches were built
>> on x64-64, aarch64 and arm without issues.
> 
> Build tested the final result here on a few more archs without any issues.
> I like the removal of the include statements and the simpler header
> file.

Thanks for testing. I was surprised that nothing really needed 
drm_plane_helper.h.

> 
> I did not really get what is gained by pushing out drm_plane_funcs
> to the drivers but trust this is in the end a better solution.

On one hand, I think it's not possible to declare the symbol without 
including drm_plane.h. So removing it reduces the number of include 
statements.

In terms of software design, these exported, pre-initialized data 
structures are like blackboxes and with little flexibility. But DRM 
helpers should rather be like a construction kit, where drivers can pick 
individual pieces from.

> 
> Series is:
> Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam at ravnborg.org>

Thank you

Best regards
Thomas

> 
> 	Sam

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Thomas Zimmermann
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