Re: [PATCHv5 1/3] ARM:dt-bindings Intel FPGA Video and Image Processing Suite

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Aug 10 2017 - 12:59:28 EST


On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 01:01:34PM +0800, Hean Loong, Ong wrote:
> From: Ong Hean Loong <hean.loong.ong@xxxxxxxxx>

I take back my ack...

Laurent's comments on v4 are not addressed.

> Device tree binding for Intel FPGA Video and Image
> Processing Suite. The binding involved would be generated
> from the Altera (Intel) Qsys system. The bindings would
> set the max width, max height, buts per pixel and memory
> port width. The device tree binding only supports the Intel
> Arria10 devkit and its variants. Vendor name retained as
> altr.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ong, Hean Loong <hean.loong.ong@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/display/altr,vip-fb2.txt | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/altr,vip-fb2.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/altr,vip-fb2.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/altr,vip-fb2.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..c4338d9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/altr,vip-fb2.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
> +Intel Video and Image Processing(VIP) Frame Buffer II bindings
> +
> +Supported hardware: Arria 10 and above with display port IP
> +
> +The hardware associated with this device tree is a SoC FPGA. Where there is an ARM controller
> +and a FPGA device. The ARM controller would host the Linux OS while the FPGA device runs on its
> +individual IP firmware. In the Intel VIP Frame Buffer II the ARM controller would be
> +driving data from the Linux OS to the FPGA device programmed with the Frame Buffer II IP
> +to render pixels to be streamed to the Display Port connector.

Still referring to Linux as both Laurent and I pointed out.

Wrap your lines at <80 chars. This was fine before...

> +
> +The Frame Buffer II device is a simple frame buffer device. The device contains the display
> +properties and the bridge or connector register. The output for this device currently
> +is a dedicated to a single Display Port. Currently the max resolution supported is 1280 x 720 at
> +60Hz.
> +
> +More information the FPGA video IP component can be acquired from
> +https://www.altera.com/content/dam/altera-www/global/en_US/pdfs/literature/ug/ug_vip.pdf
> +
> +
> +New bindings:
> +=============
> +Required properties:
> +----------------------------
> +- compatible: "altr,vip-frame-buffer-2.0"
> +- reg: Physical base address and length of the framebuffer controller's
> + registers.
> +- altr,max-width: The width of the framebuffer in pixels.
> +- altr,max-height: The height of the framebuffer in pixels.
> +- altr,mem-port-width = the bus width of the avalon master port on the frame reader
> +
> +Example:
> +----------------------------
> + dp_0_frame_buf: display-controller@100000280 {
> + compatible = "altr,vip-frame-buffer-2.0";
> + reg = <0x00000001 0x00000280 0x00000040>;
> + altr,max-width = <1280>;
> + altr,max-height = <720>;
> + altr,mem-port-width = <128>;
> + };
> --
> 2.7.4
>