Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] 32-bit Meson: add the canvas module

From: Kevin Hilman
Date: Wed May 22 2019 - 21:24:12 EST


Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> This adds the canvas module on Meson8, Meson8b and Meson8m2. The canvas
> IP is used by the video decoder hardware as well as the VPU (video
> output) hardware.
>
> Neither the VPU nor the video decoder driver support the 32-bit SoCs
> yet. However, we can still add the canvas module to have it available
> once these drivers gain support for the older SoCs.
>
> I have tested this on my Meson8m2 board by hacking the VPU driver to
> not re-initialize the VPU (and to use the configuration set by u-boot).
> With that hack I could get some image out of the CVBS connector. No
> changes to the canvas driver were required.
>
> Due to lack of hardware I could not test Meson8, but I'm following (as
> always) what the Amlogic 3.10 vendor kernel uses.
> Meson8b is also not tested because u-boot of my EC-100 doesn't have
> video output enabled (so I couldn't use the same hack I used on my
> Meson8m2 board).

Queued for v5.3...

> Martin Blumenstingl (5):
> dt-bindings: soc: amlogic: canvas: document support for Meson8/8b/8m2
> soc: amlogic: canvas: add support for Meson8, Meson8b and Meson8m2

these two in v5.3/drivers

> ARM: dts: meson8: add the canvas module
> ARM: dts: meson8m2: update the offset of the canvas module
> ARM: dts: meson8b: add the canvas module

and these 3 in v5.3/dt.

Thanks,

Kevin