Re: [PATCH 0/2] drm/meson: Allow using optional canvas provider

From: Neil Armstrong
Date: Mon Nov 05 2018 - 07:51:52 EST


Hi Maxime,

On 05/11/2018 11:45, Maxime Jourdan wrote:
> The meson DRM driver currently uses constant, static canvas indexes.
>
> This is not optimal and could conflict with other drivers also using
> canvases.

Indeed, it's now time to use the canvas provider merged in 4.20-rc1 !

>
> This patch series allows the driver to optionnally use a canvas provider
> module that is able to dispatch canvases, on demand and free of conflict.
>
> In the future, the current way of doing things will be deprecated.

Do you confirm you will send a patch to remove the legacy canvas code when
everything is merged (including DT changes) ?

I'll wait until the bindings are reviewed, then I'll push the serie to drm-misc-next.

Thanks,
Neil

>
> Maxime Jourdan (2):
> dt-bindings: display: amlogic, meson-vpu: Add optional canvas provider
> node
> drm/meson: Use optional canvas provider
>
> .../bindings/display/amlogic,meson-vpu.txt | 2 +
> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/Kconfig | 1 +
> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_crtc.c | 14 ++++--
> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.c | 46 ++++++++++++-------
> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.h | 4 ++
> drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_plane.c | 8 +++-
> 6 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>