Re: [PATCH v3] drm/rockchip: Remove dependency on DRM simple helpers

From: Javier Martinez Canillas

Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 05:39:53 EST


Diogo Silva <diogompaissilva@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Hello Diogo,

> Simple KMS helper are deprecated since they only add an intermediate
> layer between drivers and the atomic modesetting.
> This patch removes the dependency on drm simple helpers from rockchip
> DRM drivers.
>

I think that would be more informative to say something like following:

This patch removes the drm_simple_encoder_init() helper usage in the
rockchip drivers, by open coding it and using the encoder atomic helpers
directly. This is a step to eventually get rid of this simple KMS helper,
once all drivers that use it have been converted.

> Signed-off-by: Diogo Silva <diogompaissilva@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

The changes look good to me:

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat