Re: [PATCH v1 34/35] drm/modes: Introduce the tv_mode property as a command-line option

[Maxime Ripard]

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 02:41:27PM +0200, Noralf Trønnes wrote:
> Den 24.08.2022 17.45, skrev Maxime Ripard:
> > Hi Noralf,
> > 
> > On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 10:18:47PM +0200, Noralf Trønnes wrote:
> >> Den 29.07.2022 18.35, skrev Maxime Ripard:
> >>> Our new tv mode option allows to specify the TV mode from a property.
> >>> However, it can still be useful, for example to avoid any boot time
> >>> artifact, to set that property directly from the kernel command line.
> >>>
> >>> Let's add some code to allow it, and some unit tests to exercise that code.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>
> >> In the subject it says "tv_mode property", but the property is called
> >> "tv norm", so the option should be tv_norm?
> > 
> > Yeah... I don't know. mode is taken but it's obviously the best name. So
> > I went with norm to avoid the (internal) conflict but I left mode for
> > the user facing property.
> > 
> > I'm not sure what's best here, or maybe we can pick another name entirely?
> > 
> 
> Why not just call it "tv mode" or even better "TV Mode". The state
> member can be called tv_mode, but the mode_config member will need a
> temporary name until the "mode" property is removed. tv_tv_mode or maybe
> connector_tv_mode?

Yeah, that seems like a good idea. Would legacy_tv_mode work for you?

> But IMO, if there are no users of this property, adding it should have a
> drm maintainers ack.

Yep, of course :)

Maxime

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