Re: [PATCH 02/23] ARM: dts: n950: add display support

[Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2016, Sebastian Reichel <sre@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 02:40:53PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Thu, 17 Mar 2016, Sebastian Reichel <sre@kernel.org> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 02:14:26PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
>> >> [...]
>> >> > +
>> >> > +		/* panel is 480x464 with top and bottom 5 lines not visible */
>> >> 
>> >> I assume you mean 480x864 ?
>> >
>> > Yes, nice catch. Basically the screen is 480x864, but only
>> > 480x854 are visible.
>> 
>> It's been a while, but I thought the full 480x864 was actually usable
>> and visible.
>
> I tried that first and the first few lines were missing. The stock
> kernel also uses only 854px:
>
> https://github.com/nemomobile/kernel-adaptation-n950-n9/blob/mer-n9-2.6.32-20121301/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rm680-video.c
>
> (search for partial_area)

Heh, I was reminded by old colleagues that it was actually my commit
back in the day that changed the resolution 864->854 in the stock
kernel. And that I did it reluctantly, because there really was no
technical reason to do the change.

I don't really care all that much either way anymore. I just thought
you'd like to get those 4800 pixels back that you've been missing all
these years. Plus 864 was nicer to deal with because it has 2^5 as a
prime factor while 854 only has 2.

BR,
Jani.


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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center