[PATCH 3/4] drm/bridge: Drivers for megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw (LVDS-DP++)

Archit Taneja architt at codeaurora.org
Mon Feb 27 19:17:28 PST 2017



On 02/27/2017 07:10 PM, Peter Senna Tschudin wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 04:17:21PM +0530, Archit Taneja wrote:
> Hi Archit,
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Some minor comments:
>
> Thank you for the review!
>
>>
>> On 01/28/2017 07:51 PM, Peter Senna Tschudin wrote:
>>> The video processing pipeline on the second output on the GE B850v3:
>>>
>>>   Host -> LVDS|--(STDP4028)--|DP -> DP|--(STDP2690)--|DP++ -> Video output
>>>
>>> Each bridge has a dedicated flash containing firmware for supporting the
>>> custom design. The result is that in this design neither the STDP4028
>>> nor the STDP2690 behave as the stock bridges would. The compatible
>>> strings include the suffix "-ge-b850v3-fw" to make it clear that the
>>> driver is for the bridges with the firmware which is specific for the GE
>>> B850v3.
>>>
>>> The driver is powerless to control the video processing pipeline, as the
>>> two bridges behaves as a single one. The driver is only needed for
>>> telling the host about EDID / HPD, and for giving the host powers to ack
>>> interrupts.
>>>
>>> This driver adds one i2c_device for each bridge, but only one
>>> drm_bridge. This design allows the creation of a functional connector
>>> that is capable of reading EDID from the STDP2690 while handling
>>> interrupts on the STDP4028.
>>>
>>> Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
>>> Cc: Martyn Welch <martyn.welch at collabora.co.uk>
>>> Cc: Martin Donnelly <martin.donnelly at ge.com>
>>> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
>>> Cc: Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo at collabora.com>
>>> Cc: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel at pengutronix.de>
>>> Cc: Rob Herring <robh at kernel.org>
>>> Cc: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam at nxp.com>
>>> Cc: David Airlie <airlied at linux.ie>
>>> Cc: Thierry Reding <treding at nvidia.com>
>>> Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Archit Taneja <architt at codeaurora.org>
>>> Cc: Enric Balletbo <enric.balletbo at collabora.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna at collabora.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig                     |  11 +
>>>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile                    |   1 +
>>>  .../drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.c   | 408 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  3 files changed, 420 insertions(+)
>>>  create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.c
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
>>> index eb8688e..4a937f1 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
>>> @@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ config DRM_DW_HDMI_I2S_AUDIO
>>>  	  Support the I2S Audio interface which is part of the Synopsis
>>>  	  Designware HDMI block.
>>>
>>> +config DRM_MEGACHIPS_STDPXXXX_GE_B850V3_FW
>>> +	tristate "MegaChips stdp4028-ge-b850v3-fw and stdp2690-ge-b850v3-fw"
>>> +	depends on OF
>>> +	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
>>> +	select DRM_PANEL
>>> +	---help---
>>> +          This is a driver for the display bridges of
>>> +          GE B850v3 that convert dual channel LVDS
>>> +          to DP++. This is used with the i.MX6 imx-ldb
>>> +          driver. You are likely to say N here.
>>> +
>>>  config DRM_NXP_PTN3460
>>>  	tristate "NXP PTN3460 DP/LVDS bridge"
>>>  	depends on OF
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile
>>> index 2e83a785..af0b7cc 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile
>>> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_DUMB_VGA_DAC) += dumb-vga-dac.o
>>>  obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_DW_HDMI) += dw-hdmi.o
>>>  obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_DW_HDMI_AHB_AUDIO) += dw-hdmi-ahb-audio.o
>>>  obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_DW_HDMI_I2S_AUDIO) += dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.o
>>> +obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_MEGACHIPS_STDPXXXX_GE_B850V3_FW) += megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.o
>>>  obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_NXP_PTN3460) += nxp-ptn3460.o
>>>  obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_PARADE_PS8622) += parade-ps8622.o
>>>  obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SIL_SII8620) += sil-sii8620.o
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.c
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..13de03cf
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.c
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,408 @@
>>> +/*
>>> + * Driver for MegaChips STDP4028 with GE B850v3 firmware (LVDS-DP)
>>> + * Driver for MegaChips STDP2690 with GE B850v3 firmware (DP-DP++)
>>> +
>>> + * Copyright (c) 2016, Collabora Ltd.
>>> + * Copyright (c) 2016, General Electric Company
>>
>> 2017?
>
> Fixed.
>
>>
>>> +
>>> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>>> + * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
>>> + * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
>>> +
>>> + * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
>>> + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
>>> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
>>> + * more details.
>>> +
>>> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
>>> + * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>>> +
>>> + * This driver creates a drm_bridge and a drm_connector for the LVDS to DP++
>>> + * display bridge of the GE B850v3. There are two physical bridges on the video
>>> + * signal pipeline: a STDP4028(LVDS to DP) and a STDP2690(DP to DP++). The
>>> + * physical bridges are automatically configured by the input video signal, and
>>> + * the driver has no access to the video processing pipeline. The driver is
>>> + * only needed to read EDID from the STDP2690 and to handle HPD events from the
>>> + * STDP4028. The driver communicates with both bridges over i2c. The video
>>> + * signal pipeline is as follows:
>>> + *
>>> + *   Host -> LVDS|--(STDP4028)--|DP -> DP|--(STDP2690)--|DP++ -> Video output
>>> + *
>>> + */
>>> +
>>> +#include <linux/gpio.h>
>>> +#include <linux/i2c.h>
>>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>>> +#include <linux/of.h>
>>> +#include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
>>> +#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
>>> +#include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
>>> +#include <drm/drm_edid.h>
>>> +#include <drm/drmP.h>
>>> +
>>> +#define EDID_EXT_BLOCK_CNT 0x7E
>>> +
>>> +#define STDP4028_IRQ_OUT_CONF_REG 0x02
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_EN_REG 0x3C
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_STS_REG 0x3D
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_STS_REG 0x3E
>>> +
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_DP_IRQ_EN 0x1000
>>> +
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_HOTPLUG_IRQ_EN 0x0400
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_LINK_CH_IRQ_EN 0x2000
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_CONFIG \
>>> +		(STDP4028_DPTX_LINK_CH_IRQ_EN | STDP4028_DPTX_HOTPLUG_IRQ_EN)
>>> +
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_HOTPLUG_STS 0x0200
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_LINK_STS 0x1000
>>> +#define STDP4028_CON_STATE_CONNECTED \
>>> +		(STDP4028_DPTX_HOTPLUG_STS | STDP4028_DPTX_LINK_STS)
>>> +
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_HOTPLUG_CH_STS 0x0400
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_LINK_CH_STS 0x2000
>>> +#define STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_CLEAR \
>>> +		(STDP4028_DPTX_LINK_CH_STS | STDP4028_DPTX_HOTPLUG_CH_STS)
>>> +
>>> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(ge_b850v3_lvds_dev_mutex);
>>> +
>>> +struct ge_b850v3_lvds {
>>> +	struct drm_connector connector;
>>> +	struct drm_bridge bridge;
>>> +	struct i2c_client *stdp4028_i2c;
>>> +	struct i2c_client *stdp2690_i2c;
>>> +	struct edid *edid;
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> +static struct ge_b850v3_lvds *ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr;
>>> +
>>> +u8 *stdp2690_get_edid(struct i2c_client *client)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
>>> +	unsigned char start = 0x00;
>>> +	unsigned int total_size;
>>> +	u8 *block = kmalloc(EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
>>> +
>>> +	struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
>>> +		{
>>> +			.addr	= client->addr,
>>> +			.flags	= 0,
>>> +			.len	= 1,
>>> +			.buf	= &start,
>>> +		}, {
>>> +			.addr	= client->addr,
>>> +			.flags	= I2C_M_RD,
>>> +			.len	= EDID_LENGTH,
>>> +			.buf	= block,
>>> +		}
>>> +	};
>>> +
>>> +	if (!block)
>>> +		return NULL;
>>> +
>>> +	if (i2c_transfer(adapter, msgs, 2) != 2) {
>>> +		DRM_ERROR("Unable to read EDID.\n");
>>> +		goto err;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	if (!drm_edid_block_valid(block, 0, false, NULL)) {
>>> +		DRM_ERROR("Invalid EDID data\n");
>>> +		goto err;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	total_size = (block[EDID_EXT_BLOCK_CNT] + 1) * EDID_LENGTH;
>>> +	if (total_size > EDID_LENGTH) {
>>> +		kfree(block);
>>> +		block = kmalloc(total_size, GFP_KERNEL);
>>> +		if (!block)
>>> +			return NULL;
>>> +
>>> +		/* Yes, read the entire buffer, and do not skip the first
>>> +		 * EDID_LENGTH bytes.
>>> +		 */
>>> +		start = 0x00;
>>> +		msgs[1].len = total_size;
>>> +		msgs[1].buf = block;
>>> +
>>> +		if (i2c_transfer(adapter, msgs, 2) != 2) {
>>> +			DRM_ERROR("Unable to read EDID extension blocks.\n");
>>> +			goto err;
>>> +		}
>>> +		if (!drm_edid_block_valid(block, 1, false, NULL)) {
>>> +			DRM_ERROR("Invalid EDID data\n");
>>> +			goto err;
>>> +		}
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	return block;
>>> +
>>> +err:
>>> +	kfree(block);
>>> +	return NULL;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int ge_b850v3_lvds_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
>>> +{
>>> +	int num_modes = 0;
>>> +
>>> +	kfree(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid);
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid = (struct edid *)
>>> +		stdp2690_get_edid(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp2690_i2c);
>>> +
>>> +	if (ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid) {
>>> +		drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(connector,
>>> +				ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid);
>>> +		num_modes = drm_add_edid_modes(connector,
>>> +				ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid);
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	return num_modes;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +
>>
>> extra blank line here.
>
> Fixed
>
>>
>>> +static enum drm_mode_status ge_b850v3_lvds_mode_valid(
>>> +		struct drm_connector *connector, struct drm_display_mode *mode)
>>> +{
>>> +	return MODE_OK;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static const struct
>>> +drm_connector_helper_funcs ge_b850v3_lvds_connector_helper_funcs = {
>>> +	.get_modes = ge_b850v3_lvds_get_modes,
>>> +	.mode_valid = ge_b850v3_lvds_mode_valid,
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> +static enum drm_connector_status ge_b850v3_lvds_detect(
>>> +		struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
>>> +{
>>> +	s32 link_state;
>>> +
>>> +	link_state = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +			STDP4028_DPTX_STS_REG);
>>> +
>>> +	if (link_state == STDP4028_CON_STATE_CONNECTED)
>>> +		return connector_status_connected;
>>> +
>>> +	if (link_state == 0)
>>> +		return connector_status_disconnected;
>>> +
>>> +	return connector_status_unknown;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static const struct drm_connector_funcs ge_b850v3_lvds_connector_funcs = {
>>> +	.dpms = drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms,
>>> +	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
>>> +	.detect = ge_b850v3_lvds_detect,
>>> +	.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 irqreturn_t ge_b850v3_lvds_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>>> +{
>>> +	i2c_smbus_write_word_data(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +			STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_STS_REG, STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_CLEAR);
>>> +
>>> +	if (ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->connector.dev)
>>> +		drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->connector.dev);
>>> +
>>> +	return IRQ_HANDLED;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int ge_b850v3_lvds_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
>>> +{
>>> +	int ret;
>>> +
>>> +	if (!ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp2690_i2c ||
>>> +			!ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c) {
>>> +		DRM_ERROR("i2c not properly initialized...");
>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	if (!bridge->encoder) {
>>> +		DRM_ERROR("Parent encoder object not found");
>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->connector.polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
>>> +
>>> +	drm_connector_helper_add(&ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->connector,
>>> +			&ge_b850v3_lvds_connector_helper_funcs);
>>> +
>>> +	ret = drm_connector_init(bridge->dev, &ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->connector,
>>> +			&ge_b850v3_lvds_connector_funcs,
>>> +			DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort);
>>> +	if (ret) {
>>> +		DRM_ERROR("Failed to initialize connector with drm\n");
>>> +		return ret;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	ret = drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(&ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->connector,
>>> +			bridge->encoder);
>>> +	if (ret)
>>> +		return ret;
>>> +
>>> +	/* Configures the bridge to re-enable interrupts after each ack. */
>>> +	i2c_smbus_write_word_data(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +			STDP4028_IRQ_OUT_CONF_REG, STDP4028_DPTX_DP_IRQ_EN);
>>> +
>>> +	/* Enable interrupts */
>>> +	i2c_smbus_write_word_data(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +			STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_EN_REG, STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_CONFIG);
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static void ge_b850v3_lvds_detach(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
>>> +{
>>> +	/* Disable interrupts */
>>> +	i2c_smbus_write_word_data(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +			STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_EN_REG, 0);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static const struct drm_bridge_funcs ge_b850v3_lvds_funcs = {
>>> +	.attach = ge_b850v3_lvds_attach,
>>> +	.detach = ge_b850v3_lvds_detach,
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> +static int ge_b850v3_lvds_init(struct device *dev)
>>> +{
>>> +	mutex_lock(&ge_b850v3_lvds_dev_mutex);
>>> +
>>> +	if (ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr)
>>> +		goto success;
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr = devm_kzalloc(dev,
>>> +			sizeof(*ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
>>> +
>>> +	if (!ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr) {
>>> +		mutex_unlock(&ge_b850v3_lvds_dev_mutex);
>>> +		return -ENOMEM;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->bridge.funcs = &ge_b850v3_lvds_funcs;
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->bridge.of_node = dev->of_node;
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp2690_i2c = NULL;
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c = NULL;
>>> +
>>> +	drm_bridge_add(&ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->bridge);
>>> +
>>> +success:
>>> +	mutex_unlock(&ge_b850v3_lvds_dev_mutex);
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static void ge_b850v3_lvds_remove(void)
>>> +{
>>> +	mutex_lock(&ge_b850v3_lvds_dev_mutex);
>>> +
>>> +	if (!ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid)
>>> +		goto out;
>>
>> The check above seems to be used to avoid both the drivers
>> removing the bridge in their remove() func. But it's possible
>> that ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid is always NULL, i.e, a LVDS panel
>> was never connected in the platform, or the EDID read failed for
>> some reason.
>>
>> Maybe you could just check on ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr itself being
>> non-NULL, and set ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr to NULL when the bridge
>> is removed.
>
> Fixed and added a coment to explain why the test is there.
>
>>
>>> +
>>> +	drm_bridge_remove(&ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->bridge);
>>> +
>>> +	kfree(ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid);
>>> +out:
>>> +	mutex_unlock(&ge_b850v3_lvds_dev_mutex);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_probe(struct i2c_client *stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +				const struct i2c_device_id *id)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct device *dev = &stdp4028_i2c->dev;
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_init(dev);
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp4028_i2c = stdp4028_i2c;
>>> +	i2c_set_clientdata(stdp4028_i2c, ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr);
>>> +
>>> +	/* Clear pending interrupts since power up. */
>>> +	i2c_smbus_write_word_data(stdp4028_i2c,
>>> +			STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_STS_REG, STDP4028_DPTX_IRQ_CLEAR);
>>> +
>>> +	if (!stdp4028_i2c->irq)
>>> +		return 0;
>>> +
>>> +	return devm_request_threaded_irq(&stdp4028_i2c->dev,
>>> +			stdp4028_i2c->irq, NULL,
>>> +			ge_b850v3_lvds_irq_handler,
>>> +			IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH | IRQF_ONESHOT,
>>> +			"ge-b850v3-lvds-dp", ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_remove(struct i2c_client *stdp4028_i2c)
>>> +{
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_remove();
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static const struct i2c_device_id stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_i2c_table[] = {
>>> +	{"stdp4028_ge_fw", 0},
>>> +	{},
>>> +};
>>> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_i2c_table);
>>> +
>>> +static const struct of_device_id stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_match[] = {
>>> +	{ .compatible = "megachips,stdp4028-ge-b850v3-fw" },
>>> +	{},
>>> +};
>>> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_match);
>>> +
>>> +static struct i2c_driver stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_driver = {
>>> +	.id_table	= stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_i2c_table,
>>> +	.probe		= stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_probe,
>>> +	.remove		= stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_remove,
>>> +	.driver		= {
>>> +		.name		= "stdp4028-ge-b850v3-fw",
>>> +		.of_match_table = stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_match,
>>> +	},
>>> +};
>>> +module_i2c_driver(stdp4028_ge_b850v3_fw_driver);
>>> +
>>> +static int stdp2690_ge_b850v3_fw_probe(struct i2c_client *stdp2690_i2c,
>>> +				const struct i2c_device_id *id)
>>> +{
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_init(&stdp2690_i2c->dev);
>>> +
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->stdp2690_i2c = stdp2690_i2c;
>>> +	i2c_set_clientdata(stdp2690_i2c, ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr);
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int stdp2690_ge_b850v3_fw_remove(struct i2c_client *stdp2690_i2c)
>>> +{
>>> +	ge_b850v3_lvds_remove();
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>
>> A blank needed here.
>
> Fixed.
>
>>
>> I get a lot of checkpatch compalints on alignment with parenthesis when I run
>> the command with '--strict'. These aren't necessary to fix, but since it's a
>> new driver, it would be nice if these are fixed too.
>
> There was one warning about space after a cast that I fixed.
>
> CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
> #156: FILE: drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.c:156:
> +		drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(connector,
> +				ge_b850v3_lvds_ptr->edid);
>
> The problem with these is that if I align with opening parenthesis, then
> the continuation line will be over 80 chars, so I guess I'll leave these
> out as there is no way to be consistent with continuation lines if I
> align with opening parenthesis. But I'll happily apply the changes to
> the places where it fits if this is the way to go. Align with opening
> parenthesis or consistency?

You could align with open parenthesis wherever you can without exceeding
80 chars. Where you can't, it's okay to ignore the alignment errors.

Thanks,
Archit

-- 
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of Code Aurora Forum,
a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project



More information about the linux-arm-kernel mailing list