Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in line with reality.

From	Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in line with reality.
Date	2017-04-19 03:10 +0200
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On 18/04/17 07:14 PM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
>>> Quite true that this proves nothing. However one should note that
>>> fbcon -> fbdev works,
>>
>> BTW, this supports Gerd's patch, since the KMS fbdev emulation code uses
>> e.g. DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888 for depth/bpp 24/32, and the fbdev API uses
>> native endian packed colour values.
> 
> Same is true for DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB, with depth/bpp 24/32 you'll get
> DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888 (only DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB2 allows userspace specify
> fourcc formats directly).

Right, and since all major Xorg drivers use DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB,
they're effectively using DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888 as native endianness as well.


-- 
Earthling Michel Dänzer               |               http://www.amd.com
Libre software enthusiast             |             Mesa and X developer

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Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-10 17:20 +0200
  Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-10 18:20 +0200
    Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-11 09:40 +0200
      Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-11 13:30 +0200
        Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-13 09:50 +0200
      Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-11 16:20 +0200
        Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-17 08:50 +0200
          Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2017-04-18 05:00 +0200
            Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-18 07:10 +0200
              Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2017-04-18 08:00 +0200
                Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-18 12:20 +0200
                Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2017-04-19 03:10 +0200
                Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-19 05:20 +0200
                Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-19 05:30 +0200
                Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 09:20 +0200
                Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-19 14:40 +0200
  Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-18 12:10 +0200
    Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 13:20 +0200
      Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-18 15:50 +0200
        Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 16:10 +0200
          Re: [RfC PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments  in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-18 23:00 +0200

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