[PATCH v14 1/2] drm: add kms driver for loongson display controller

Sui Jingfeng 15330273260 at 189.cn
Mon May 22 11:11:48 UTC 2023


Hi,

On 2023/5/22 18:05, WANG Xuerui wrote:
> On 2023/5/22 17:49, Sui Jingfeng wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 2023/5/22 17:28, WANG Xuerui wrote:
>>> On 2023/5/22 17:25, Sui Jingfeng wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> On 2023/5/21 20:21, WANG Xuerui wrote:
>>>>>> + * LS3A4000/LS3A5000/LS3A6000 CPU, they are equipped with 
>>>>>> on-board video RAM
>>>>>> + * typically. While LS2K0500/LS2K1000/LS2K2000 are low cost SoCs 
>>>>>> which share
>>>>>> + * the system RAM as video RAM, they don't has a dediacated VRAM.
>>>>>
>>>>> CPU models are not typically prefixed with "LS", so "Loongson 
>>>>> 3A4000/3A5000/3A6000".
>>>>>
>>>> Here is because when you do programming, variable name should 
>>>> prefix with letters.
>>>
>>> Commit messages, comments, and log messages etc. are natural 
>>> language, so it's better to treat them differently. No problem to 
>>> keep code as-is IMO.
>>>
>> Then you get two name for a single chip,  take  LS7A1000 as an example.
>>
>> You name it as Loongson 7A1000 in commit message,  and then you have 
>> to define another name in the code,  say LS7A1000.
>>
>> "Loongson 7A1000" is too long,  not as compact as LS7A1000.
>>
>> This also avoid bind the company name to a specific product, because 
>> a company can produce many product.
>
> Nah, the existing convention is "LS7Xxxxx" for bridges


But I see there are document[1] which named LS7A1000 bridge chip as 
Loongson 7A1000 Bridge,

See [1] for reference, who is wrong in this case?


[1] 
https://loongson.github.io/LoongArch-Documentation/Loongson-7A1000-usermanual-EN



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