Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: dts: da850-lcdk: specify the maximum pixel clock rate for tilcdc

From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Tue Nov 29 2016 - 06:58:12 EST


2016-11-29 11:53 GMT+01:00 Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@xxxxxx>:
> On Monday 28 November 2016 05:45 PM, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>> Due to memory throughput constraints any display mode for which the
>> pixel clock rate exceeds the recommended value of 37500 KHz must be
>> filtered out.
>
> I think there might be more reasons than memory throughput constraints
> for the reasoning behind 37.5Mhz cap on pixel clock. Why not just refer
> to the datasheet section that places this constraint so we know its a
> hardware restriction.
>
>>
>> Specify the max-pixelclock property for the display node for
>> da850-lcdk.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts | 1 +
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts
>> index d864f11..1283263 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850-lcdk.dts
>> @@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
>>
>> &display {
>> status = "okay";
>> + max-pixelclock = <37500>;
>
> Should this not be in da850.dtsi since its an SoC imposed constraint? If
> a board needs narrower constraint, it can override it. But I guess most
> well designed boards will just hit the SoC constraint.
>

Both issues fixed in v3.

Thanks,
Bartosz Golaszewski