Re: [PATCH 2/4] arm64: dts: exynos: gs101-oriole: configure simple-framebuffer

From: Peter Griffin
Date: Wed Dec 18 2024 - 07:18:42 EST


Hi Andre

On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 at 13:06, André Draszik <andre.draszik@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The bootloader configures the display hardware for a framebuffer at the
> given address, let's add a simple-framebuffer node here until we get a
> proper DRM driver.
>
> This has several benefits since it's an OLED display:
> * energy consumption goes down significantly, as it changes from white
> (as left by bootloader) to black (linux console), and we generally
> don't run out of battery anymore when plugged into a USB port
> * less of a burn-in effect I assume
> * phone stays cooler due to reduced energy consumption by display
>
> Signed-off-by: André Draszik <andre.draszik@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx>

Tested on Oriole device, with latest initramfs and framebuffer was functional.

regards,

Peter