On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 12:11:49PM +0200, David Heidelberg wrote:
> On 15/09/2025 03:29, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 09:19:48PM +0200, David Heidelberg via B4 Relay 
> > wrote:
> > > From: Molly Sophia <mollysophia...@gmail.com>
> > > 
> > > Novatek NT35596s is a generic DSI IC that drives command and video mode
> > > panels.
> > > Currently add support for the LCD panel from JDI connected with this IC,
> > > as found on Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S phones.
> > 
> > Why are you adding it to the existing driver rather than adding a new
> > one?
> 
> Hello, originally it started as a standalone driver (see v2 patchset), but
> got merged due to similarities.

I'm not sure, you had to get rid of the two command sets. On the other
hand, adding a new module will add a lot of boilerplate. Let's keep it
as is. Please add some notes to the commit message.

> 
> v2 patchset:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org/msg404290.html
> 
> If it's desired, I can switch it back to the standalone driver.
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Molly Sophia <mollysophia...@gmail.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Arnaud Ferraris <arnaud.ferra...@collabora.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <da...@ixit.cz>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig                  |   7 +-
> > >   drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt36672a.c | 225 
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > >   2 files changed, 222 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > >   MODULE_AUTHOR("Sumit Semwal <sumit.sem...@linaro.org>");
> > > -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NOVATEK NT36672A based MIPI-DSI LCD panel driver");
> > > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Molly Sophia <mollysophia...@gmail.com>");
> > 
> > ??
> 
> What's wrong with it?

I thought that the module can have only one MODULE_AUTHOR declaration, I
was wrong. This is fine.

> 
> David
> 
> > 
> > > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NOVATEK NT36672A/NT35596S based MIPI-DSI LCD panel 
> > > driver");
> > >   MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > 2.51.0
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> David Heidelberg
> 

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry

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