Re: [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: display: panel: samsung,atna33xc20: Add ATNA40HQ08-0

[Doug Anderson]

Hi,

On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 6:06 AM Konrad Dybcio
<konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 6/6/26 12:41 AM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >> Well yes, people have a hard time using compatible strings that don't
> >> sound generic. That's too bad for them.
> >
> > OK, so sounds like going forward I should NAK changes to this file and
> > tell people to just use:
> >
> > compatible = "samsung,atna33xc20";
> >
> > ...to mean "Generic Samsung AMOLED panel with power sequencing that
> > matches atna33xc20"
> >
> > Yes, it means that if we find quirks with a specific panel later, it
> > could possibly be harder to work around them. However, since we have
> > several ways to identify the panel (via EDID and via DDC) this seems
> > fairly low risk. You can't perfectly predict the future anyway.
>
> Are we going forward with this guidance? I have another laptop with
> another ATNAxxx panel (ATNA60HR07-0) that I intend to submit a DT for
> soon

That would be my preference.

-Doug