Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] drm/mipi-dsi: Add flag to support dual-panel configurations
From: Dmitry Baryshkov
Date: Thu Sep 25 2025 - 18:04:31 EST
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 03:10:35PM +0800, Jun Nie wrote:
> Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 于2025年9月25日周四 02:02写道:
> >
> > On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 18:08, Jun Nie <jun.nie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Some devices treat two independent physical DSI panels as a single
> > > logical panel from the CRTC's perspective. However, two separate DSI
> > > hosts are still required to drive the panels individually.
> > >
> > > Introduce a `dual_panel` flag to the `mipi_dsi_device` struct. This
> > > allows a panel driver to inform the DSI host that it is part of a
> > > dual-panel setup, enabling the host to coordinate both physical
> > > displays as one.
> >
> > How is it being set?
>
> This is set by panel driver in probe(). You mean this should be documented
> here, right?
Yes.
>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jun Nie <jun.nie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h | 2 ++
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
> > > index 5a85ba01f402a3866b70828391bb417bb8dd5956..0faff285d9ffeb19e4523cdc7bf21c1ec20e6eff 100644
> > > --- a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
> > > +++ b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
> > > @@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct mipi_dsi_device_info {
> > > * @host: DSI host for this peripheral
> > > * @dev: driver model device node for this peripheral
> > > * @attached: the DSI device has been successfully attached
> > > + * @dual_panel: the DSI device is one instance of dual panel
> > > * @name: DSI peripheral chip type
> > > * @channel: virtual channel assigned to the peripheral
> > > * @format: pixel format for video mode
> > > @@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ struct mipi_dsi_device {
> > > struct mipi_dsi_host *host;
> > > struct device dev;
> > > bool attached;
> > > + bool dual_panel;
> > >
> > > char name[DSI_DEV_NAME_SIZE];
> > > unsigned int channel;
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.34.1
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > With best wishes
> > Dmitry
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With best wishes
Dmitry