Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] drm: panel: add Xingbangda XBD599 panel

[Linus Walleij]

So following up on this:

We should state in the commit message that this driver is for all
displays using the Sitronix ST770x display controllers.
The driver should be named panel-sitronix-st770x.c.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 3:08 PM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > +/* Manufacturer specific Commands send via DSI */
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_ALL_PIXEL_OFF 0x22
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_ALL_PIXEL_ON         0x23
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETDISP      0xB2
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETRGBIF     0xB3
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETCYC       0xB4
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETBGP       0xB5
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETVCOM      0xB6
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETOTP       0xB7
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETPOWER_EXT         0xB8
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETEXTC      0xB9
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETMIPI      0xBA
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETVDC       0xBC
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETSCR       0xC0
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETPOWER     0xC1
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_UNK_C6       0xC6
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETPANEL     0xCC
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETGAMMA     0xE0
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETEQ        0xE3
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETGIP1      0xE9
> > +#define ST7703_CMD_SETGIP2      0xEA

I should have seen the ST7703 prefix shouldn't I...

> This actually looks very much like an Ilitek display controller.
> Some commands are clearly identical to Ilitek ILI9342:
> http://www.ampdisplay.com/documents/pdf/ILI9342_DS_V008_20100331.pdf

I'm still wondering about the apparent similarity between
ST770x and Ilitek ILI9342, haha :D

> 1. Try to determine what the actual display controller
>   is. I think it is some Ilitek.

OK so this is Sitronix ST770x.

> 2. Write a panel-ilitek-ili9342.c (if that is the actual controller)
>   and parameterize it for this display controller the same
>   way we do in e.g. panel-novatek-nt35510.c or
>   panel-ilitek-ili9322.c, so you use the compatible string
>   to set up the actual per-display settings for this display
>   controller.

This should be panel-sitronix-st770x.c

Yours,
Linus Walleij