On 2/24/26 9:24 AM, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> We keep getting new drivers based on the obsolete simple-display pipeline,
> such as the recent driver for st7789v panels. [1] But submitters cannot
> know, as the simple-display helpers are fully documented and still used
> in several places.
>
> Hence, convert all the mipi-dbi drivers over to regular atomic helpers
> and remove simple-display support from mipi-dbi in this series. Then
> undocument the helpers and add TODO items for final their removal.
>
> Patch 1 changes the mode-setting logic get CRTC and panel updates into
> the correct order. This patch is probably the most fragile change in the
> series.
>
> Patches 2 and 3 prepare mipi-dbi to allow for atomic helpers to be used.
>
> Patches 5 to 14 update mipi-dbi drivers one by one. The st7735r driver
> requires some additional minor preparation. Overall, the refactoring is
> always the same.
>
> Patches 15 abd 16 clean up mipi-dbi and the simple-display helpers.
>
> These patches need some testing, as I can only compile them. At least
> one of the drivers should be tried on hardware. Regressions should be
> easy to fix, as these changes are mostly refactoring jobs.
>
I have a feeling I am the best candidate for testing. I will try to
see if I can have some time in the next week or two.
