From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tony Lindgren Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/26] DSS device model change Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:10:07 -0700 Message-ID: <20130326171006.GG25575@atomide.com> References: <1364304836-18134-1-git-send-email-tomi.valkeinen@ti.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:26781 "EHLO mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751600Ab3CZUyL (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:54:11 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1364304836-18134-1-git-send-email-tomi.valkeinen@ti.com> Sender: linux-omap-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org To: Tomi Valkeinen Cc: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, Archit Taneja * Tomi Valkeinen [130326 06:38]: > Hi, > > To make it possible to add DT support to DSS, and later use the Common Display > Framework, we need to change the DSS device model. We currently have a custom > dss bus, and omap_dss_devices on that bus, and the aim is to get rid of that > bus. > > The panel devices will be converted occording to the control bus of the panel. > For many panels this means that the panel device will become a platform_device. > For some, it means the panel devices become i2c or spi devices. > > This series takes the first step toward that goal. This series: > > * Converts DPI, HDMI and DSI outputs to work with new style panels > * Converts TFP410, Taal and generic-dpi panels to new model > * Converts Panda, 4430SDP and Overo boards to use the new panels > > The non-converted outputs and panels still work, so they can be converted in > stages. This is nice, it removes a merge dependency between ARM code and the driver :) > Note about board files: I only convert a few board files here for example. I > have a branch with board file changes for all the affected board files. I did > not include them as they are more or less identical. If this series looks good, > I will create an independent branch for the arch/arm stuff, so it can be pulled > separately. Great looks good to me thanks. Tony