[PATCH v4 08/13] dt-bindings: display: Document dual-link LVDS display common properties

[Biju Das]

Hi Liu Ying,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Liu Ying <victor.liu at nxp.com>
> Sent: 29 October 2024 07:13
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/13] dt-bindings: display: Document dual-link LVDS display common properties
> 
> On 10/29/2024, Biju Das wrote:
> > Hi Liu Ying,
> 
> Hi Biju,
> 
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Liu Ying <victor.liu at nxp.com>
> >> Sent: 29 October 2024 06:17
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/13] dt-bindings: display: Document
> >> dual-link LVDS display common properties
> >>
> >> On 10/28/2024, Liu Ying wrote:
> >>> Dual-link LVDS displays receive odd pixels and even pixels
> >>> separately from dual LVDS links.  One link receives odd pixels and
> >>> the other receives even pixels.  Some of those displays may also use
> >>> only one LVDS link to receive all pixels, being odd and even agnostic.
> >>> Document common properties for those displays by extending LVDS
> >>> display common properties defined in lvds.yaml.
> >>>
> >>> Suggested-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at linaro.org>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Liu Ying <victor.liu at nxp.com>
> >>> ---
> >>> v4:
> >>> * Squash change for advantech,idk-2121wr.yaml and
> >>>   panel-simple-lvds-dual-ports.yaml with lvds-dual-ports.yaml.
> >>> (Rob)
> >>> * Improve description in lvds-dual-ports.yaml.  (Krzysztof)
> >>>
> >>> v3:
> >>> * New patch.  (Dmitry)
> >>>
> >>>  .../bindings/display/lvds-dual-ports.yaml     | 76 +++++++++++++++++++
> >>>  .../display/panel/advantech,idk-2121wr.yaml   | 14 +---
> >>>  .../panel/panel-simple-lvds-dual-ports.yaml   | 20 +----
> >>>  3 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)  create mode
> >>> 100644
> >>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/lvds-dual-ports.yaml
> >>>
> >>> diff --git
> >>> a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/lvds-dual-ports.yaml
> >>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/lvds-dual-ports.yaml
> >>> new file mode 100644
> >>> index 000000000000..5f7a30640404
> >>> --- /dev/null
> >>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/lvds-dual-ports.yaml
> >>> @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
> >>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause) %YAML 1.2
> >>> +---
> >>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/lvds-dual-ports.yaml#
> >>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> >>> +
> >>> +title: Dual-link LVDS Display Common Properties
> >>> +
> >>> +maintainers:
> >>> +  - Liu Ying <victor.liu at nxp.com>
> >>> +
> >>> +description: |
> >>> +  Common properties for LVDS displays with dual LVDS links. Extend
> >>> +LVDS display
> >>> +  common properties defined in lvds.yaml.
> >>> +
> >>> +  Dual-link LVDS displays receive odd pixels and even pixels
> >>> + separately from  the dual LVDS links. One link receives odd pixels
> >>> + and the other receives  even pixels. Some of those displays may
> >>> + also use only one LVDS link to  receive all pixels, being odd and even agnostic.
> >>> +
> >>> +allOf:
> >>> +  - $ref: lvds.yaml#
> >>> +
> >>> +properties:
> >>> +  ports:
> >>> +    $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/ports
> >>> +
> >>> +    properties:
> >>> +      port at 0:
> >>> +        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> >>> +        unevaluatedProperties: false
> >>> +        description: the first LVDS input link
> >>> +
> >>> +        properties:
> >>> +          dual-lvds-odd-pixels:
> >>> +            type: boolean
> >>> +            description: the first LVDS input link for odd pixels
> >>> +
> >>> +          dual-lvds-even-pixels:
> >>> +            type: boolean
> >>> +            description: the first LVDS input link for even pixels
> >>> +
> >>> +        oneOf:
> >>> +          - required: [dual-lvds-odd-pixels]
> >>> +          - required: [dual-lvds-even-pixels]
> >>> +          - properties:
> >>> +              dual-lvds-odd-pixels: false
> >>> +              dual-lvds-even-pixels: false
> >>> +
> >>> +      port at 1:
> >>> +        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> >>> +        unevaluatedProperties: false
> >>> +        description: the second LVDS input link
> >>> +
> >>> +        properties:
> >>> +          dual-lvds-odd-pixels:
> >>> +            type: boolean
> >>> +            description: the second LVDS input link for odd pixels
> >>> +
> >>> +          dual-lvds-even-pixels:
> >>> +            type: boolean
> >>> +            description: the second LVDS input link for even pixels
> >>> +
> >>> +        oneOf:
> >>> +          - required: [dual-lvds-odd-pixels]
> >>> +          - required: [dual-lvds-even-pixels]
> >>> +          - properties:
> >>> +              dual-lvds-odd-pixels: false
> >>> +              dual-lvds-even-pixels: false
> >>
> >> Hmm, I should require port at 0 or port at 1.
> >
> > For dual LVDS, you need 3 ports as common use case
> 
> For LVDS panels, only two ports for LVDS sink are needed.
> For display bridges with LVDS sink, one additional output port is needed.  However, I'm not sure if
> this output port should be documented in this binding or not, because it doesn't look common enough
> considering the LVDS panels.
> 
> >
> > 2 input ports and 1 outport and all are required properties.
> 
> The output port cannot be required for LVDS panels at least.

Ack.

> 
> We need to require one or two input ports, because IT6263 may use one LVDS link or two.

This patch is for generic dual link common cases and is not applicable for IT6263 single link case.


Cheers,
Biju

> 
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Biju
> >
> >> Will wait a while for comments and add this in next version.
> >>
> >> --8<--
> >>     anyOf:
> >>       - required:
> >>           - port at 0
> >>       - required:
> >>           - port at 1
> >> --8<--
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> +required:
> >>> +  - ports
> >>> +
> >>> +additionalProperties: true
> >>> +
> >>> +...
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Liu Ying
> >
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Liu Ying