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

From Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in line with reality.
Date 2017-04-21 10:10 +0200
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:58:24 +0200
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> wrote:

> While working on graphics support for virtual machines on ppc64 (which
> exists in both little and big endian variants) I've figured the comments
> for various drm fourcc formats in the header file don't match reality.
> 
> Comments says the RGB formats are little endian, but in practice they
> are native endian.  Look at the drm_mode_legacy_fb_format() helper.  It
> maps -- for example -- bpp/depth 32/24 to DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888, no matter
> whenever the machine is little endian or big endian.  The users of this
> function (fbdev emulation, DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB) expect the framebuffer
> is native endian, not little endian.  Most userspace also operates on
> native endian only.
> 
> So, go update the comments for all 16+24+32 bpp RGB formats.
> 
> Leaving the yuv formats as-is.  I have no idea if and how those are used
> on bigendian machines.
> 
> Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@intel.com>
> Cc: Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com>
> Cc: Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu>
> Cc: Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
> Cc: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>
> Cc: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org
> Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
> ---
>  include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

Hi,

just an idea - since we are not sure how the remaining formats are being
used, should those be marked somehow uncertain whether they are little
or native endian?

Otherwise the documentation will guide people to believe those are
certain, which OTOH might not be bad, because then it will make them
certain over time. Unless we would prefer everything to be native
endian?

This might be a chance to choose the endianess (native vs. little) for
all formats. Should we take it? Prefer native?


Thanks,
pq

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[PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 10:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-21 10:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 11:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-21 11:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-21 11:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 12:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-21 13:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 13:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-21 13:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-21 13:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 15:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Christian König <deathsimple@vodafone.de> - 2017-04-21 15:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-21 23:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-22 12:10 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 2017-04-23 00:00 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2017-04-24 09:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-24 15:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-21 13:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-21 17:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-21 20:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-22 07:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-22 12:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-22 15:50 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-22 15:50 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-04-22 21:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] drm: fourcc byteorder: brings header file comments in  line with reality. Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> - 2017-04-24 08:40 +0200

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