[PATCH v22 4/8] drm: bridge: Cadence: Add MHDP8501 DP/HDMI driver
Alexander Stein
alexander.stein at ew.tq-group.com
Thu Apr 30 05:47:27 PDT 2026
Hi,
Am Montag, 27. April 2026, 16:35:55 CEST schrieb Laurentiu Palcu:
> Hi Luca,
>
> [snip]
> >
> > Another question is whether this driver should have two compatible strings,
> > one for hdmi and one for dp, and set the bridge_type based on that. This
> > would make it a lot simpler and remove the need for this function.
>
> I think this is a good idea. I see no reason why having 2 different
> compatibles wouldn't work. I'll give it a try.
IIRC the original implementation of Sandor had two compatibles, essentially
duplicating lots of code for DP and HDMI. Maybe meanwhile with the rework the
duplication is gone and the different compatibles are feasible again.
Best regards,
Alexander
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