From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 11:27:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 04/12] drm/components: add generic vga encoder
 driver
In-Reply-To: <1427882986-19110-5-git-send-email-heiko@sntech.de>
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 <1427882986-19110-5-git-send-email-heiko@sntech.de>
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On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 12:09:38PM +0200, Heiko Stuebner wrote:
> This adds a driver for generic vga encoders like the Analog Devices adv7123
> and similar ics. These chips do not have any special configuration options
> except a powersafe gpio.
> 
> An exception is added for the rcar-du driver which also implements support
> for the adv7123 internally but is not yet converted to the component framework.

Why is this implemented as a master?  It's not the top level card device,
it shouldn't be a master.  It should be a component.

I wonder if this is why you need your previous patches.  Componentised
DRM works fine without needing to build lists of connectors and encoders.

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