ср, 30 вер. 2026 р. о 14:41 Thierry Reding <[email protected]> пише:
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 02:10:15PM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > ср, 30 вер. 2026 р. о 13:54 Thierry Reding <[email protected]> пише:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 01:42:17PM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > > > ср, 30 вер. 2026 р. о 13:34 Thierry Reding <[email protected]> 
> > > > пише:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 12:00:21PM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > > > > > ср, 30 вер. 2026 р. о 11:47 Thierry Reding 
> > > > > > <[email protected]> пише:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 10:05:32AM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > > > > > > > Document 8-bit CPU parallel MIPI DBI Type B interface provided 
> > > > > > > > by
> > > > > > > > Tegra20/30 SoCs display controller.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Svyatoslav Ryhel <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > >  .../display/tegra/nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu.yaml  | 138 
> > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > >  1 file changed, 138 insertions(+)
> > > > > > > >  create mode 100644 
> > > > > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tegra/nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu.yaml
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > diff --git 
> > > > > > > > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tegra/nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu.yaml
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tegra/nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu.yaml
> > > > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > > index 0000000000000..f0dab608b2936
> > > > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > > +++ 
> > > > > > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/tegra/nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu.yaml
> > > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
> > > > > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > > > > > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > > > > > > +---
> > > > > > > > +$id: 
> > > > > > > > http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/tegra/nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu.yaml#
> > > > > > > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +title: Nvidia Tegra DC based MIPI DBI Type B bridge
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +maintainers:
> > > > > > > > +  - Svyatoslav Ryhel <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +description: The display controller in Tegra20/30 SoCs 
> > > > > > > > features an
> > > > > > > > +  8-bit SPI interface that closely resembles the MIPI DBI Type 
> > > > > > > > B
> > > > > > > > +  protocol and is referred to as '8-bit CPU'. Each display 
> > > > > > > > controller
> > > > > > > > +  provides two such interfaces, which can be used to send MIPI 
> > > > > > > > DCS
> > > > > > > > +  commands to initialize and control the panel while image 
> > > > > > > > data is
> > > > > > > > +  transmitted via 16/18/24-line RGB.
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +properties:
> > > > > > > > +  compatible:
> > > > > > > > +    const: nvidia,tegra-8bit-cpu
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The description says that this is a feature of the display 
> > > > > > > controller,
> > > > > > > so adding a new binding and compatible string for this is not the 
> > > > > > > right
> > > > > > > move. This is all covered by the "nvidia,tegra{20,30}-dc" 
> > > > > > > already, just
> > > > > > > need to extend that with whatever is new.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How would you model it? I have tried to model 8bit-cpu as a bridge, 
> > > > > > similar
> > > > > > to how DSI bridges are modeled. This reflects interface used to 
> > > > > > link RGB and
> > > > > > panel, without inflating existing DC binding. If you have any ideas 
> > > > > > in modelling
> > > > > > this, I am open to any suggestions.
> > > > >
> > > > > My suggestion is to integrate this into the existing "rgb" node, or, 
> > > > > if
> > > >
> > > > Not an option since it is not clean RGB and there will be no way to
> > > > distinguish RGB from 8bit-CPU.
> > > >
> > > > > that becomes too convoluted, a separate "lcd" node (or "dbi", 
> > > > > whatever).
> > > >
> > > > This is fine by me but nesting nodes without compatible feels weird. Oh 
> > > > well.
> > > >
> > > > dc {
> > > >   compatible = "...";
> > > >   rgb {
> > > >     dbi {
> > > >       ...
> > > >     };
> > > >   };
> > > > };
> > >
> > > That's one option, but there's also many other ways you could
> > > differentiate between RGB and DBI. Could be a simple "nvidia,interface"
> > > property in the "rgb" node (that defaults to RGB if absent). It could
> > > also be a node that is a sibling to "rgb" (rather than a child). Or the
> > > child could work, too.
> > >
> > > Ultimately we're still describing aspects of the display controller here
> > > since this is all registers within the display controller's MMIO region.
> > > Nested nodes are purely for adding some logical structure for the
> > > description that makes sense.
> > >
> >
> > From my understanding data is sent basically as RGB, at least RGB
> > configuration is still used in downstream. Panel commands are sent via
> > DBI
> >
> > dc {
> >    compatible = "...";
> >
> >    rgb {
> >     port...
> >    };
> >
> >    dbi {
> >       ...
> >    };
> > };
> >
> > This would work nicely if DBI is modeled using bridge framework. I
> > would strongly insist on keeping it as a stand-alone configuration
> > separated from RGB and DC.
>
> Okay, maybe give that a try then. But to clarify: this should all be
> part of the Tegra DC driver and not need an extra compatible string or
> separate driver. The DC itself should be able to function as a bridge.

Noted, I will not add compatible string to the dbi node.

>
> Thierry

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