[Intel-gfx] [RFC v2 01/22] drm: RFC for Plane Color Hardware Pipeline

[Shankar, Uma]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:30 PM
> To: Simon Ser <contact at emersion.fr>
> Cc: Shankar, Uma <uma.shankar at intel.com>; intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org; dri-
> devel at lists.freedesktop.org; harry.wentland at amd.com;
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> Subject: Re: [RFC v2 01/22] drm: RFC for Plane Color Hardware Pipeline
> 
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:35:37 +0000
> Simon Ser <contact at emersion.fr> wrote:
> 
> > On Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 at 12:30, Pekka Paalanen
> <ppaalanen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > is there a practise of landing proposal documents in the kernel? How
> > > does that work, will a kernel tree carry the patch files?
> > > Or should this document be worded like documentation for an accepted
> > > feature, and then the patches either land or don't?
> >
> > Once everyone agrees, the RFC can land. I don't think a kernel tree is
> > necessary. See:
> >
> > https://dri.freedesktop.org/docs/drm/gpu/rfc/index.html
> 
> Does this mean the RFC doc patch will land, but the code patches will remain in the
> review cycles waiting for userspace proving vehicles?
> Rather than e.g. committed as files that people would need to apply themselves? Or
> how does one find the code patches corresponding to RFC docs?

As I understand, this section was added to finalize the design and debate on the UAPI,
structures, headers and design etc. Once a general agreement is in place with all the
stakeholders, we can have ack on design and approach and get it merged. This hence
serves as an approved reference for the UAPI, accepted and agreed by community at large.

Once the code lands, all the documentation will be added to the right driver sections and
helpers, like it's been done currently.

@daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch Hope this is the right understanding. 

Thanks & Regards,
Uma Shankar

> 
> Thanks,
> pq