[PATCH] backlight: lcd: add driver for raster-type lcd's with gpio controlled panel reset

Hi Russell,

On 7 January 2012 23:53, Russell King - ARM Linux
[off-list ref] wrote:

On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 09:12:26PM +0530, Thomas Abraham wrote:

quoted

Add a lcd panel driver for simple raster-type lcd's which uses a gpio
controlled panel reset. The driver controls the nRESET line of the panel
using a gpio connected from the host system. The Vcc supply to the panel
is (optionally) controlled using a voltage regulator. This driver excludes
support for lcd panels that use a serial command interface or direct
memory mapped IO interface.

I'm trying to work out what kind of LCD panel this is for. ?I assume
not the panels which would be connected to a SoC, which have a parallel
interface to a frame buffer device (LCD controller)?

If this is for these kinds of LCD panels, how are you handling the
timing required for active panels - some of which must not be powered
up without the LCD controller first being setup and enabled, and must
be powered down before the LCD controller is disabled.

I've seen this requirement with panels connected to ARM Ltd's development
boards, and also some SoCs.

This patch is for passive panels that use a nRESET line controlled by
a SoC GPIO and the panel do not use serial command interface (i2c or
spi) or memory-mapped-io for panel control. Panels that just need a
nRESET to be controlled can be handled by this driver.

Thanks,
Thomas.