Re: [PATCH 4/9] dt-bindings: Add ANX6345 DP/eDP transmitter binding

[Icenowy Zheng]

ä 2018å10æ26æ GMT+08:00 äå2:30:03, Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> åå:
>On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 08:40:11PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>> å 2018-10-18åç 14:23 +0300ïLaurent Pinchartåéï
>> > Hi Icenowy,
>> > 
>> > On Thursday, 18 October 2018 13:00:05 EEST Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>> > > å 2018-10-18åç 11:53 +0300ïLaurent Pinchartåéï
>> > > > On Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:33:22 EEST Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>> > > > > The ANX6345 is an ultra-low power DisplayPort/eDP transmitter
>> > > > > designed
>> > > > > for portable devices.
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > Add a binding document for it.
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > Signed-off-by: Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@xxxxxxx>
>> > > > > ---
>> > > > > 
>> > > > >  .../bindings/display/bridge/anx6345.txt       | 39
>> > > > > +++++++++++++++++++
>> > > > > 
>> > > > >  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
>> > > > >  create mode 100644
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/anx6345.txt
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > diff --git
>> > > > >
>a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/anx6345.txt
>> > > > >
>b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/anx6345.txt
>> > > > > new
>> > > > > file
>> > > > > mode 100644
>> > > > > index 000000000000..0689d4eb5f65
>> > > > > --- /dev/null
>> > > > > +++
>> > > > >
>b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/anx6345.txt
>> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
>> > > > > +Analogix ANX6345 eDP Transmitter
>> > > > > +--------------------------------
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > +The ANX6345 is an ultra-low power Full-HD eDP transmitter
>> > > > > designed
>> > > > > for
>> > > > > +portable devices.
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > +Required properties:
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > + - compatible		: "analogix,anx6345"
>> > > > > + - reg			: I2C address of the device
>> > > > > + - reset-gpios		: Which GPIO to use for reset
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > +Optional properties:
>> > > > > +
>> > > > > + - dvdd12-supply	: Regulator for 1.2V digital core
>> > > > > power.
>> > > > > + - dvdd25-supply	: Regulator for 2.5V digital core
>> > > > > power.
>> > > > 
>> > > > Shouldn't these to supplies be mandatory ?
>> > > 
>> > > Yes they should.
>> > > 
>> > > > > + - panel-supply		: Regulator for the power of
>> > > > > the panel.
>> > > > 
>> > > > Shouldn't the panel supply for specified in the DT node of the
>> > > > panel
>> > > > ?
>> > > 
>> > > However, eDP panel can be probed, may vary on the same device,
>and
>> > > we
>> > > don't have a generic binding for it...
>> > 
>> > Shouldn't we fix that ? :-)
>> 
>> Maybe we should create a connector binding instead of a panel
>binding?
>
>There's not any such thing as a standard eDP connector, is there? 
>Otherwise, that's just creating a generic panel binding in disguise. 
>Maybe if eDP interface is standardized enough in terms of power
>control, 
>control lines, EDID at least sometimes present, etc., then we could

eDP has the same display signal set with DP, including AUX which
carries DPCD and EDID (if present).

But I don't know whether other lines are standardized, including power, backlight, etc.

>have 
>some sort of generic eDP panel/connector binding.
>
>Rob
>
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