[PATCH 0/8] drm/mipi-dbi: Convert to shadow-plane helpers

Thomas Zimmermann tzimmermann at suse.de
Mon Nov 21 12:41:12 UTC 2022


Hi

Am 21.11.22 um 13:27 schrieb Noralf Trønnes:
> 
> 
> Den 21.11.2022 11.45, skrev Thomas Zimmermann:
>> Convert the MIPI-DBI-based drivers to shadow-plane helpers. The
>> drivers vmap/vunmap GEM buffer memory during the atomic commit.
>> Shadow-plane helpers automate this process.
>>
>> Patches 1 to 4 prepare the MIPI code for the change and simplify
>> the restof the patchset.
>>
>> Patches 5 to 7 rework the vmap code in the MIPI-DBI drivers and add
>> shadow-plane helpers. Most of the affected drivers call MIPI-DBI
>> helpers and get the update automatically. Only ili9225 and st7586
>> require changes to their source code.
>>
>> Patch 8 simplifies drm_dev_enter() and _exit(). It's not strictly
>> needed, but streamlines the driver code and make sense overall.
>>
>> Testing is welcome, as I don't have any hardware to test these
>> changes myself.
>>
> 
> I can do a test this weekend.

Thanks a lot.

> 
> Btw I've converted drm/gud to the shadow plane helper, I just need to
> solve an smtp problem[1] so I can send out the patchset.

How so?  When I looked at it, the vmap/vunmap happened on a separate 
worker than the commit IIRC.

Best regards
Thomas

> 
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/1bc45775-0667-01f8-36e1-9f65d3081092@tronnes.org/T/#u
> 
> Noralf.

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