Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] Fix up the boe-tv101wum-nl6 panel driver

[Doug Anderson]

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 9:19 AM Doug Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 6:21 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > This is two patches fixing things I would normally complain about
> > in reviews, but alas I missed this one, so I go in and fix it up
> > myself.
> >
> > Discovering that a completely unrelated driver has been merged
> > into this panel driver I had to bite the bullet and break it out.
> > I am pretty suspicious of the other recently added panel as well.
> >
> > I am surprised that contributors from manufacturers do not seem
> > to have datasheets for the display controllers embedded in the
> > panels of their products. Can you take a second look?
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes in v3:
> > - Rebase on drm-misc-next
> > - Convert the two newly added Starry panels as well.
> > - Break out the obvious ILI9882t-based panel into its own driver.
> > - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230615-fix-boe-tv101wum-nl6-v2-0-457d7ece4590@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Fix a missed static keyword
> > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230615-fix-boe-tv101wum-nl6-v1-0-8ac378405fb7@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ---
> > Linus Walleij (4):
> >       drm/panel: boe-tv101wum-nl6: Drop macros and open code sequences
> >       drm/panel: boe-tv101wum-nl6: Drop surplus prepare tracking
> >       drm/panel: ili9882t: Break out as separate driver
> >       drm/panel: ili9882t: Break out function for switching page
> >
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig                  |    9 +
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Makefile                 |    1 +
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-boe-tv101wum-nl6.c | 3037 ++++++++++--------------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9882t.c  |  759 ++++++
> >  4 files changed, 2067 insertions(+), 1739 deletions(-)
>
> I'm curious what the latest on this patch series is. Is it abandoned,
> or is it still on your list to move forward with it? If it's
> abandoned, does that mean we've abandoned the idea of breaking
> ili9882t into a separate driver?
>
> From looking at things that have landed downstream in the ChromeOS
> kernel trees it looks as if additional fixes are getting blocked from
> being posted/landed because of the limbo state that this is in.

I presume Linus is busy or otherwise indisposed.

So I guess we have two options here:

a) Cong Yang can post any relevant fixes to the existing "monolithic"
panel driver so that we can get them landed and at least get things
fixed.

- or -

b) Cong Yang could take over all or some of Linus's series and post
new versions of it, addressing feedback.

I would tend to say we should go with "a)" because I think Linus needs
to be involved in some of the cleanup discussions.

-Doug