[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v5] drm/i915: pass ELD to HDMI/DP audio driver

[Chris Wilson]

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 09:14:00 +0800, Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu at intel.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 08:08:37PM +0800, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 05:15:10 +0800, Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu at intel.com> wrote:
> > This patch should be split between adding the core drm functionality to
> > build the ELD and the introduction of i915 support.
> 
> OK. I didn't do this because I was not sure if it's OK to just add the
> drm_*() functions without any code to call them..

Right, we don't introduce new interfaces without users - but it is
acceptable to say "... which will be used by i915 in a following patch" if
you want to clarify the need for the interface. It just helps to
compartmentalize the damage should we find something goes horribly wrong
later.
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre