RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v6 3/8] drm: bridge: Cadence: Add MHDP8501 DP driver

[Sandor Yu <sandor.yu@nxp.com>]

Hi Sam,

Thanks your comments,

For i.MX8MQ, the display driver DCSS had create its own connector.
I will drop the code in the next version review patch set.

Thanks
Sandor

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
> Sent: 2023年6月16日 0:33
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> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v6 3/8] drm: bridge: Cadence: Add MHDP8501 DP
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> 
> Hi Sandor,
> 
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 09:38:13AM +0800, Sandor Yu wrote:
> > Add a new DRM DisplayPort bridge driver for Candence MHDP8501 used in
> > i.MX8MQ SOC. MHDP8501 could support HDMI or DisplayPort standards
> > according embedded Firmware running in the uCPU.
> >
> > For iMX8MQ SOC, the DisplayPort FW was loaded and activated by SOC
> ROM
> > code. Bootload binary included HDMI FW was required for the driver.
> 
> The bridge driver supports creating a connector, but is this really necessary?
> 
> This part:
> > +static const struct drm_connector_funcs cdns_dp_connector_funcs = {
> > +     .fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
> > +     .destroy = drm_connector_cleanup,
> > +     .reset = drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
> > +     .atomic_duplicate_state =
> drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state,
> > +     .atomic_destroy_state =
> > +drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
> > +};
> > +
> > +static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs
> cdns_dp_connector_helper_funcs = {
> > +     .get_modes = cdns_dp_connector_get_modes, };
> > +
> > +static int cdns_dp_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> > +                              enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags)
> {
> > +     struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = bridge->driver_private;
> > +     struct drm_encoder *encoder = bridge->encoder;
> > +     struct drm_connector *connector = &mhdp->connector;
> > +     int ret;
> > +
> > +     if (!(flags & DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR)) {
> > +             connector->interlace_allowed = 0;
> > +
> > +             connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
> > +
> > +             drm_connector_helper_add(connector,
> > + &cdns_dp_connector_helper_funcs);
> > +
> > +             drm_connector_init(bridge->dev, connector,
> &cdns_dp_connector_funcs,
> > +
> DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort);
> > +
> > +             drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
> > +     }
> 
> Unless you have a display driver that do not create their own connector then
> drop the above and error out if DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR is
> not set.
> It is encouraged that display drivers create their own connector.
> 
> This was the only detail I looked for in the driver, I hope some else volunteer
> to review it.
> 
>         Sam