DRM slave encoders require their associated struct drm_encoder instance
to be embedded in a struct drm_slave_encoder. This makes processing
encoders regardless of their types needlessly and painfully complex in
drivers that use a mix of slave encoders and custom encoders. Such a
driver will need to either create drm_slave_encoder instances that fake
their embedded encoder instance, or to turn all drm_encoder instances
into drm_slave_encoder instances.

Between the two evils, one must choose the lesser. Use drm_slave_encoder
everywhere.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas at ideasonboard.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h 
b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
index c6334b4..c4dccdb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define __RCAR_DU_ENCODER_H__

 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
+#include <drm/drm_encoder_slave.h>

 struct rcar_du_device;
 struct rcar_du_lvdsenc;
@@ -27,15 +28,15 @@ enum rcar_du_encoder_type {
 };

 struct rcar_du_encoder {
-       struct drm_encoder encoder;
+       struct drm_encoder_slave slave;
        enum rcar_du_output output;
        struct rcar_du_lvdsenc *lvds;
 };

 #define to_rcar_encoder(e) \
-       container_of(e, struct rcar_du_encoder, encoder)
+       container_of(e, struct rcar_du_encoder, slave.base)

-#define rcar_encoder_to_drm_encoder(e) (&(e)->encoder)
+#define rcar_encoder_to_drm_encoder(e) (&(e)->slave.base)

 struct rcar_du_connector {
        struct drm_connector connector;
-- 
1.8.5.5

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