Re: [PATCH 3/5] drm/panel: Add attach/detach callbacks

dbasehore .
2019-06-12T00:25:47Z

On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 1:57 AM Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 09:03:48PM -0700, Derek Basehore wrote:
> > This adds the attach/detach callbacks. These are for setting up
> > internal state for the connector/panel pair that can't be done at
> > probe (since the connector doesn't exist) and which don't need to be
> > repeatedly done for every get/modes, prepare, or enable callback.
> > Values such as the panel orientation, and display size can be filled
> > in for the connector.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Derek Basehore <dbasehore@chromium.org>
> > ---
> > drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
> > include/drm/drm_panel.h | 4 ++++
> > 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
> > index 3b689ce4a51a..72f67678d9d5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
> > @@ -104,12 +104,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_remove);
> > */
> > int drm_panel_attach(struct drm_panel *panel, struct drm_connector *connector)
> > {
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > if (panel->connector)
> > return -EBUSY;
> >
> > panel->connector = connector;
> > panel->drm = connector->dev;
> >
> > + if (panel->funcs->attach) {
> > + ret = panel->funcs->attach(panel);
> > + if (ret < 0) {
> > + panel->connector = NULL;
> > + panel->drm = NULL;
> > + return ret;
> > + }
> > + }
>
> Why can't we just implement this in the drm helpers for everyone, by e.g.
> storing a dt node in drm_panel? Feels a bit overkill to have these new
> hooks here.
>
> Also, my understanding is that this dt stuff is supposed to be
> standardized, so this should work.

So do you want all of this information added to the drm_panel struct?
If we do that, we don't necessarily even need the drm helper function.
We could just copy the values over here in the drm_panel_attach
function (and clear them in drm_panel_detach).

> -Daniel
>
> > +
> > return 0;
> > }
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_attach);
> > @@ -128,6 +139,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_attach);
> > */
> > int drm_panel_detach(struct drm_panel *panel)
> > {
> > + if (panel->funcs->detach)
> > + panel->funcs->detach(panel);
> > +
> > panel->connector = NULL;
> > panel->drm = NULL;
> >
> > diff --git a/include/drm/drm_panel.h b/include/drm/drm_panel.h
> > index 13631b2efbaa..e136e3a3c996 100644
> > --- a/include/drm/drm_panel.h
> > +++ b/include/drm/drm_panel.h
> > @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct display_timing;
> > * struct drm_panel_funcs - perform operations on a given panel
> > * @disable: disable panel (turn off back light, etc.)
> > * @unprepare: turn off panel
> > + * @detach: detach panel->connector (clear internal state, etc.)
> > + * @attach: attach panel->connector (update internal state, etc.)
> > * @prepare: turn on panel and perform set up
> > * @enable: enable panel (turn on back light, etc.)
> > * @get_modes: add modes to the connector that the panel is attached to and
> > @@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ struct display_timing;
> > struct drm_panel_funcs {
> > int (*disable)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > int (*unprepare)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > + void (*detach)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > + int (*attach)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > int (*prepare)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > int (*enable)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > int (*get_modes)(struct drm_panel *panel);
> > --
> > 2.22.0.rc2.383.gf4fbbf30c2-goog
> >
>
> --
> Daniel Vetter
> Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> http://blog.ffwll.ch