Re: [PATCH v3] drm/cirrus: flip default from 24bpp to 16bpp
From: Adam Jackson
Date: Wed Aug 08 2018 - 09:57:55 EST
On Wed, 2018-08-08 at 13:13 +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> The problem with 24bpp is that it is a rather unusual depth these days,
Nit: s/depth/bpp/ here. Depth 24 is very common, it's packing that into
three bytes per pixel that's unusual.
> cirrus is pretty much the only relevant device still using that, and it
> is a endless source of issues. Wayland doesn't support it at all. Bugs
> in Xorg keep showing up.
>
> Typically either 32bpp or 16bpp are used. Using 32bpp would limit the
> resolution to 800x600 due to hardware constrains. So lets go with 16bpp.
>
> Also use the default depth for the framebuffer console and
> mode_info->preferred_depth.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Adam Jackson <ajax@xxxxxxxxxx>
- ajax