Re: [PATCH 0/4] drm/tiny: Add driver for Solomon SSD1307 OLED displays

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Feb 01 2022 - 04:38:43 EST


On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 09:56:23PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 09:12:20PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

...

> > Patch #3 adds the driver. The name ssd1307 was used instead of ssd130x
> > (which would be more accurate) to avoid confusion for users who want to
> > migrate from the existing ssd1307fb fbdev driver.
> Looking forward the name ssd130x would make more sense. There is only so
> many existing users and a potential of much more new users.
> So in my color of the world the naming that benefits the most users
> wins.

It depends if the binding is going to be preserved. Also this series doesn't
answer to the question what to do with the old driver.

If you leave it, I would expect the backward compatibility, otherwise the
series misses removal of the old driver.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko