From: Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@collabora.com>
To: "Harry Wentland" <harry.wentland@amd.com>,
"Leo Li" <sunpeng.li@amd.com>,
"Rodrigo Siqueira" <siqueira@igalia.com>,
"Alex Deucher" <alexander.deucher@amd.com>,
"Christian König" <christian.koenig@amd.com>,
"David Airlie" <airlied@gmail.com>,
"Simona Vetter" <simona@ffwll.ch>,
"Maarten Lankhorst" <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
"Maxime Ripard" <mripard@kernel.org>,
"Thomas Zimmermann" <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
"Andrzej Hajda" <andrzej.hajda@intel.com>,
"Neil Armstrong" <neil.armstrong@linaro.org>,
"Robert Foss" <rfoss@kernel.org>,
"Laurent Pinchart" <Laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>,
"Jonas Karlman" <jonas@kwiboo.se>,
"Jernej Skrabec" <jernej.skrabec@gmail.com>,
"Sandy Huang" <hjc@rock-chips.com>,
"Heiko Stübner" <heiko@sntech.de>,
"Andy Yan" <andy.yan@rock-chips.com>,
"Jani Nikula" <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>,
"Rodrigo Vivi" <rodrigo.vivi@intel.com>,
"Joonas Lahtinen" <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com>,
"Tvrtko Ursulin" <tursulin@ursulin.net>,
"Dmitry Baryshkov" <lumag@kernel.org>,
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Cc: kernel@collabora.com, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@collabora.com>,
Andri Yngvason <andri@yngvason.is>,
Werner Sembach <wse@tuxedocomputers.com>,
Marius Vlad <marius.vlad@collabora.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 02/22] drm: Add new general DRM property "color format"
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:45:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260121-color-format-v7-2-ef790dae780c@collabora.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260121-color-format-v7-0-ef790dae780c@collabora.com>
From: Andri Yngvason <andri@yngvason.is>
Add a new general DRM property named "color format" which can be used by
userspace to request the display driver to output a particular color
format.
Possible options are:
- auto (setup by default, driver internally picks the color format)
- rgb
- ycbcr444
- ycbcr422
- ycbcr420
Drivers should advertise from this list which formats they support.
Together with this list and EDID data from the sink we should be able
to relay a list of usable color formats to users to pick from.
Signed-off-by: Werner Sembach <wse@tuxedocomputers.com>
Signed-off-by: Andri Yngvason <andri@yngvason.is>
Signed-off-by: Marius Vlad <marius.vlad@collabora.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@collabora.com>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c | 5 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c | 11 +++
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/drm/drm_connector.h | 35 +++++++--
4 files changed, 188 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index cc1f0c102414..1c2fa2e5f9b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -737,6 +737,11 @@ drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(struct drm_device *dev,
if (old_connector_state->max_requested_bpc !=
new_connector_state->max_requested_bpc)
new_crtc_state->connectors_changed = true;
+
+ if (old_connector_state->color_format !=
+ new_connector_state->color_format)
+ new_crtc_state->connectors_changed = true;
+
}
if (funcs->atomic_check)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
index dc013a22bf26..6f87b7bf567d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
@@ -931,6 +931,15 @@ static int drm_atomic_connector_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
state->privacy_screen_sw_state = val;
} else if (property == connector->broadcast_rgb_property) {
state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb = val;
+ } else if (property == connector->color_format_property) {
+ if (val >= DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_COUNT) {
+ drm_dbg_atomic(connector->dev,
+ "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] unknown color format %llu\n",
+ connector->base.id, connector->name, val);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ state->color_format = val ? BIT(val - 1) : DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO;
} else if (connector->funcs->atomic_set_property) {
return connector->funcs->atomic_set_property(connector,
state, property, val);
@@ -1016,6 +1025,8 @@ drm_atomic_connector_get_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
*val = state->privacy_screen_sw_state;
} else if (property == connector->broadcast_rgb_property) {
*val = state->hdmi.broadcast_rgb;
+ } else if (property == connector->color_format_property) {
+ *val = ffs(state->color_format);
} else if (connector->funcs->atomic_get_property) {
return connector->funcs->atomic_get_property(connector,
state, property, val);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 4f5b27fab475..507787619b80 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -1354,6 +1354,32 @@ static const char * const colorspace_names[] = {
[DRM_MODE_COLORIMETRY_BT601_YCC] = "BT601_YCC",
};
+/**
+ * drm_get_color_format_name - return a string for color format
+ * @color_fmt: color format to return the name of
+ *
+ * Returns a string constant matching the format's name, or NULL if no match
+ * is found.
+ */
+const char *drm_get_color_format_name(enum drm_color_format color_fmt)
+{
+ switch (color_fmt) {
+ case DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO:
+ return "AUTO";
+ case DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444:
+ return "RGB";
+ case DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444:
+ return "YUV 4:4:4";
+ case DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422:
+ return "YUV 4:2:2";
+ case DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420:
+ return "YUV 4:2:0";
+ default:
+ return NULL;
+ }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_get_color_format_name);
+
/**
* drm_get_colorspace_name - return a string for color encoding
* @colorspace: color space to compute name of
@@ -1383,6 +1409,20 @@ static const u32 hdmi_colorspaces =
BIT(DRM_MODE_COLORIMETRY_DCI_P3_RGB_D65) |
BIT(DRM_MODE_COLORIMETRY_DCI_P3_RGB_THEATER);
+/* already bit-shifted */
+static const u32 hdmi_colorformats =
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444 |
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444 |
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422 |
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420;
+
+/* already bit-shifted */
+static const u32 dp_colorformats =
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444 |
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444 |
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422 |
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420;
+
/*
* As per DP 1.4a spec, 2.2.5.7.5 VSC SDP Payload for Pixel Encoding/Colorimetry
* Format Table 2-120
@@ -2634,6 +2674,89 @@ int drm_mode_create_hdmi_colorspace_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_create_hdmi_colorspace_property);
+/**
+ * drm_mode_create_color_format_property - create color format property
+ * @connector: connector to create the color format property on
+ * @supported_color_formats: bitmask of &enum drm_color_format values the
+ * connector supports
+ *
+ * Called by a driver to create a color format property. Must be attached to
+ * the desired connector afterwards.
+ *
+ * @supported_color_formats should only include color formats the connector
+ * type can actually support.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success, negative errno on error
+ */
+int drm_mode_create_color_format_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
+ u32 supported_color_formats)
+{
+ struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+ struct drm_prop_enum_list enum_list[DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_COUNT];
+ unsigned int len = 1;
+ unsigned int i = 1;
+ u32 fmt;
+
+ if (connector->color_format_property)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!supported_color_formats) {
+ drm_err(dev, "No supported color formats provided on [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
+ connector->base.id, connector->name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (supported_color_formats & ~GENMASK_U32(DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_COUNT - 1, 0)) {
+ drm_err(dev, "Unknown color formats provided on [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
+ connector->base.id, connector->name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ switch (connector->connector_type) {
+ case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA:
+ case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIB:
+ if (supported_color_formats & ~hdmi_colorformats) {
+ drm_err(dev, "Color formats not allowed for HDMI on [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
+ connector->base.id, connector->name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ break;
+ case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort:
+ case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP:
+ if (supported_color_formats & ~dp_colorformats) {
+ drm_err(dev, "Color formats not allowed for DP on [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
+ connector->base.id, connector->name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+
+ enum_list[0].name = drm_get_color_format_name(DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO);
+ enum_list[0].type = 0;
+
+ while (supported_color_formats) {
+ fmt = BIT(i - 1);
+ if (supported_color_formats & fmt) {
+ supported_color_formats ^= fmt;
+ enum_list[len].name = drm_get_color_format_name(fmt);
+ enum_list[len].type = i;
+ len++;
+ }
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ connector->color_format_property =
+ drm_property_create_enum(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_ENUM, "color format",
+ enum_list, len);
+
+ if (!connector->color_format_property)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_create_color_format_property);
+
/**
* drm_mode_create_dp_colorspace_property - create dp colorspace property
* @connector: connector to create the Colorspace property on.
@@ -2851,6 +2974,25 @@ int drm_connector_attach_max_bpc_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_attach_max_bpc_property);
+/**
+ * drm_connector_attach_color_format_property - attach "force color format" property
+ * @connector: connector to attach force color format property on.
+ *
+ * This is used to add support for selecting a color format on a connector.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int drm_connector_attach_color_format_property(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+ struct drm_property *prop = connector->color_format_property;
+
+ drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base, prop, DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_attach_color_format_property);
+
/**
* drm_connector_attach_hdr_output_metadata_property - attach "HDR_OUTPUT_METADA" property
* @connector: connector to attach the property on.
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index 7eaec37ae1c7..b5604dca728a 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -556,6 +556,16 @@ enum drm_colorspace {
DRM_MODE_COLORIMETRY_COUNT
};
+enum drm_color_format {
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_AUTO = 0,
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444 = BIT(0),
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444 = BIT(1),
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422 = BIT(2),
+ DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420 = BIT(3),
+};
+
+#define DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_COUNT 5
+
/**
* enum drm_bus_flags - bus_flags info for &drm_display_info
*
@@ -699,11 +709,6 @@ struct drm_display_info {
*/
enum subpixel_order subpixel_order;
-#define DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_RGB444 (1<<0)
-#define DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR444 (1<<1)
-#define DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR422 (1<<2)
-#define DRM_COLOR_FORMAT_YCBCR420 (1<<3)
-
/**
* @panel_orientation: Read only connector property for built-in panels,
* indicating the orientation of the panel vs the device's casing.
@@ -1107,6 +1112,13 @@ struct drm_connector_state {
*/
enum drm_colorspace colorspace;
+ /**
+ * @color_format: State variable for Connector property to request
+ * color format change on Sink. This is most commonly used to switch
+ * between RGB to YUV and vice-versa.
+ */
+ enum drm_color_format color_format;
+
/**
* @writeback_job: Writeback job for writeback connectors
*
@@ -2105,6 +2117,12 @@ struct drm_connector {
*/
struct drm_property *colorspace_property;
+ /**
+ * @color_format_property: Connector property to set the suitable
+ * color format supported by the sink.
+ */
+ struct drm_property *color_format_property;
+
/**
* @path_blob_ptr:
*
@@ -2506,6 +2524,9 @@ int drm_mode_create_dp_colorspace_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
int drm_mode_create_content_type_property(struct drm_device *dev);
int drm_mode_create_suggested_offset_properties(struct drm_device *dev);
+int drm_mode_create_color_format_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
+ u32 supported_color_formats);
+
int drm_connector_set_path_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
const char *path);
int drm_connector_set_tile_property(struct drm_connector *connector);
@@ -2587,6 +2608,10 @@ bool drm_connector_has_possible_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector,
struct drm_encoder *encoder);
const char *drm_get_colorspace_name(enum drm_colorspace colorspace);
+int drm_connector_attach_color_format_property(struct drm_connector *connector);
+
+const char *drm_get_color_format_name(enum drm_color_format color_fmt);
+
/**
* drm_for_each_connector_iter - connector_list iterator macro
* @connector: &struct drm_connector pointer used as cursor
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-21 14:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-21 14:45 [PATCH v7 00/22] Add new general DRM property "color format" Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 01/22] drm/amd/display: Remove unnecessary SIGNAL_TYPE_HDMI_TYPE_A check Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` Nicolas Frattaroli [this message]
2026-02-06 14:05 ` [PATCH v7 02/22] drm: Add new general DRM property "color format" Maxime Ripard
2026-02-06 15:26 ` Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 17:03 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 03/22] drm: Add enum conversions between DRM_COLOR_FORMAT and HDMI_COLORSPACE Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-06 14:08 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-02-07 19:55 ` Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 17:24 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-02-11 17:10 ` Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 04/22] drm/bridge: Act on the DRM color format property Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 05/22] drm/display: hdmi-state-helper: Act on color format DRM property Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-06 14:16 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 06/22] drm/display: hdmi-state-helper: Try subsampling in mode_valid Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 07/22] drm/i915: Implement the "color format" DRM property Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 08/22] drm/amdgpu: Implement " Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 09/22] drm/rockchip: Add YUV422 output mode constants for VOP2 Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-22 6:30 ` Andy Yan
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 10/22] drm/rockchip: vop2: Fix YUV444 output Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-22 8:28 ` Andy Yan
2026-01-22 12:59 ` [PATCH " Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-23 1:29 ` Andy Yan
2026-02-07 19:31 ` Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 11/22] drm/rockchip: vop2: Add RK3576 to the RG swap special case Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-22 8:31 ` Andy Yan
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 12/22] drm/rockchip: vop2: Recognise 10/12-bit YUV422 as YUV formats Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-22 8:42 ` Andy Yan
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 13/22] drm/rockchip: vop2: Set correct output format for RK3576 YUV422 Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-22 8:44 ` Andy Yan
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 14/22] drm/bridge: dw-hdmi-qp: Implement atomic_get_output_bus_fmts Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 15/22] drm/rockchip: dw_hdmi_qp: Implement "color format" DRM property Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 16/22] drm/rockchip: dw_hdmi_qp: Set supported_formats platdata Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 17/22] drm/connector: Register color format property on HDMI connectors Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 18/22] drm/tests: hdmi: Add tests for the color_format property Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 15:51 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 19/22] drm/tests: hdmi: Add tests for HDMI helper's mode_valid Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 15:52 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 20/22] drm/tests: edid: Add __maybe_unused attribute to EDID definitions Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 16:00 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 21/22] drm/tests: bridge: Add KUnit tests for bridge chain format selection Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 16:11 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 22/22] drm/bridge: Document " Nicolas Frattaroli
2026-02-10 16:25 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-01-21 15:23 ` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for Add new general DRM property "color format" (rev4) Patchwork
2026-01-21 15:25 ` ✓ CI.KUnit: success " Patchwork
2026-01-21 15:43 ` ✗ CI.checksparse: warning " Patchwork
2026-01-21 16:07 ` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success " Patchwork
2026-01-21 23:46 ` ✓ Xe.CI.Full: " Patchwork
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