Since we advice to use pre-populated simeplfb nodes in dt files, where the firmware then only needs to fill in the mode info + address and enable it, we should also specify how these pre-populated nodes should be named so that the firmware can find and enable the right one.
Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <[email protected]> --- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/simple-framebuffer.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/simple-framebuffer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/simple-framebuffer.txt index c548f33..01dc948 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/simple-framebuffer.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/simple-framebuffer.txt @@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ enable them. This way if e.g. later on support for more display clocks get added, the simplefb nodes will already contain this info and the firmware does not need to be updated. +If pre-filled framebuffer nodes are used, they should be named +"framebuffer#-<output>", e.g. "framebuffer0-hdmi". The output should be +included in the name since different outputs typically require different +clocks and the clocks are part of the pre-populated nodes. The firmware must +rename the nodes to the standard "framebuffer@<address>" using the runtime +chosen address when enabling the nodes. + Required properties: - compatible: "simple-framebuffer" - reg: Should contain the location and size of the framebuffer memory. -- 2.1.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
