[PATCH v9 00/11] drm: Add new pixel formats for Xilinx Zynqmp
From: Tomi Valkeinen
Date: Wed Mar 25 2026 - 10:17:43 EST
Add new DRM pixel formats and add support for those in the Xilinx zynqmp
display driver.
All other formats except XVUY2101010 are already supported in upstream
gstreamer, but gstreamer's kmssink does not have the support yet, as it
obviously cannot support the formats without kernel having the formats.
Xilinx has support for these formats in their BSP kernel, and Xilinx has
a branch here, adding the support to gstreamer kmssink:
https://github.com/Xilinx/gst-plugins-bad.git xlnx-rebase-v1.18.5
New formats added:
DRM_FORMAT_Y8
- 8-bit Y-only
- fourcc: "GREY"
- gstreamer: GRAY8
DRM_FORMAT_XYYY2101010
- 10-bit Y-only, three pixels packed into 32-bits
- fourcc: "YPA4"
- gstreamer: GRAY10_LE32
DRM_FORMAT_XV20
- Like NV16, but with 10-bit components
- fourcc: "XV20"
- gstreamer: NV16_10LE32
DRM_FORMAT_X403
- 10-bit planar 4:4:4, with three samples packed into 32-bits
- fourcc: "X403"
- gstreamer: Y444_10LE32
XVUY2101010
- 10-bit 4:4:4, one pixel in 32 bits
- fourcc: "XY30"
Some notes:
I know the 8-bit greyscale format has been discussed before, and the
guidance was to use DRM_FORMAT_R8. While I'm not totally against that, I
would argue that adding DRM_FORMAT_Y8 makes sense, as:
1) We can mark it as 'is_yuv' in the drm_format_info, and this can help
the drivers handle e.g. full/limited range. Probably some hardware
handles grayscale as a value used for all RGB components, in which case
R8 makes sense, but when the hardware handles the Y-only pixels as YCbCr,
where Cb and Cr are "neutral", it makes more sense to consider the
format as an YUV format rather than RGB.
2) We can have the same fourcc as in v4l2. While not strictly necessary,
it's a constant source of confusion when the fourccs differ.
3) It (possibly) makes more sense for the user to use Y8/GREY format
instead of R8, as, in my experience, the documentation usually refers
to gray(scale) format or Y-only format.
I have made some adjustments to the formats compared to the Xilinx's
branch. E.g. The DRM_FORMAT_XYYY2101010 format in Xilinx's kmssink uses
fourcc "Y10 ", and DRM_FORMAT_Y10. I didn't like those, as the format is
a packed format, three 10-bit pixels in a 32-bit container, and I think
Y10 means a 10-bit pixel in a 16-bit container. Xilinx also has XV15
format (similar to XV20, but 2x2 subsampled), which already exists in
the kernel as P030.
Generally speaking, if someone has good ideas for the format define
names or fourccs, speak up, as it's not easy to invent good names =).
That said, keeping them the same as in the Xilinx trees will, of course,
be slightly easier for the users of Xilinx platforms.
Note: Earlier versions of the series had DRM_FORMAT_Y10_P32, which is
now DRM_FORMAT_XYYY2101010, and DRM_FORMAT_XV15, which is now removed as
P030 already exists.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250109150310.219442-26-tzimmermann%40suse.de/
[2] git@xxxxxxxxxx:tomba/kmsxx.git xilinx
[3] git@xxxxxxxxxx:tomba/pykms.git xilinx
[4] git@xxxxxxxxxx:tomba/pixutils.git xilinx
Signed-off-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Changes in v9:
- Drop DRM_FORMAT_XV15 as DRM_FORMAT_P030 already exists
- Rename DRM_FORMAT_Y10_P32 to DRM_FORMAT_XYYY2101010
- I kept the Reviewed-bys related to the above, although one could say
renaming the format names is a substantial change. Ping me if you want
me to drop the Rb and re-send.
- Link to v8: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260128-xilinx-formats-v8-0-9ea8adb70269@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v8:
- Expand the "drm/fourcc: Add DRM_FORMAT_Y8" commit description to
explain the rationale
- Add comment to "drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Add support for Y8 and Y10_P32"
explainig the Y-only matrix
- Remove extra blank line
- Link to v7: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251201-xilinx-formats-v7-0-1e1558adfefc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v7:
- Added Reviewed-bys
- Rebased on v6.18
- Link to v6: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251001-xilinx-formats-v6-0-014b076b542a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v6:
- Added tags for reviews
- Rebased on v6.17
- Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250425-xilinx-formats-v5-0-c74263231630@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v5:
- Add comment about Y-only formats, clarifying how the display pipeline
handles them (they're handled as YCbCr, with Cb and Cr as "neutral")
- Clarify X403 format in the patch description
- Set unused Y-only CSC offsets to 0 (instead of 0x1800).
- Add R-bs
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250326-xilinx-formats-v4-0-322a300c6d72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v4:
- Reformat the drm_format_info entries a bit
- Calculate block size only once in drm_format_info_bpp()
- Declare local variables in separate lines
- Add review tags
- Fix commit message referring to Y10_LE32 (should be Y10_P32)
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250212-xilinx-formats-v3-0-90d0fe106995@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v3:
- Drop "drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Fix max dma segment size". It is already
pushed.
- Add XVUY2101010 format.
- Rename DRM_FORMAT_Y10_LE32 to DRM_FORMAT_Y10_P32.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250115-xilinx-formats-v2-0-160327ca652a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Changes in v2:
- I noticed V4L2 already has fourcc Y10P, referring to MIPI-style packed
Y10 format. So I changed Y10_LE32 fourcc to YPA4. If logic has any
relevance here, P means packed, A means 10, 4 means "in 4 bytes".
- Added tags to "Fix max dma segment size" patch
- Updated description for "Add warning for bad bpp"
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241204-xilinx-formats-v1-0-0bf2c5147db1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Tomi Valkeinen (11):
drm/fourcc: Add warning for bad bpp
drm/fourcc: Add DRM_FORMAT_XV20
drm/fourcc: Add DRM_FORMAT_Y8
drm/fourcc: Add DRM_FORMAT_XYYY2101010
drm/fourcc: Add DRM_FORMAT_X403
drm/fourcc: Add DRM_FORMAT_XVUY2101010
drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Use drm helpers when calculating buffer sizes
drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Add support for P030 & XV20
drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Add support for Y8 and XYYY2101010
drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Add support for X403
drm: xlnx: zynqmp: Add support for XVUY2101010
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c | 25 +++++++++++++++--
drivers/gpu/drm/xlnx/zynqmp_disp.c | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h | 27 ++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 11439c4635edd669ae435eec308f4ab8a0804808
change-id: 20241120-xilinx-formats-f71901621833
Best regards,
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Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>