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

WANG Xuerui kernel at xen0n.name
Mon May 22 10:05:12 UTC 2023


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 and "Loongson 
3Axxxx" for CPUs (SoCs like 2K fall under this category too). It's 
better to stick with existing practice so it would be familiar to 
long-time Loongson/LoongArch developers, but I personally don't think it 
will hamper understanding if you feel like doing otherwise.

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WANG "xen0n" Xuerui

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