Hi Tommaso,

On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 at 14:42, Tommaso Merciai
[off-list ref] wrote:

On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 09:23:53AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

quoted

On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 03:07:22PM +0100, Tommaso Merciai wrote:

quoted

The RZ/G3E Soc has 2 LCD controller (LCDC), contain a Frame Compression
Processor (FCPVD), a Video Signal Processor (VSPD), Video Signal
Processor (VSPD), and Display Unit (DU).

 - LCDC0 supports DSI and LVDS (single or dual-channel) outputs.
 - LCDC1 supports DSI, LVDS (single-channel), and RGB outputs.

Add then two new SoC-specific compatible strings 'renesas,r9a09g047-du0'
and 'renesas,r9a09g047-du1'.

LCDC0/1 but compatibles du0/du1...

What are the differences between DU0 and DU1? Just different outputs? Is
the programming model the same?

The hardware configurations are different: these are two distinct hardware blocks.

Based on the block diagrams shown in Figures 9.4-2 (LCDC1) and 9.4-1 (LCDC0),
the only difference concerns the output, but this variation is internal to the
hardware blocks themselves.
Therefore, LCDC0 and LCDC1 are not identical blocks, and their programming models
differ as a result.

In summary, although most of the internal functions are the same, the two blocks
have output signals connected to different components within the SoC.
This requires different hardware configurations and inevitably leads to different
programming models for LCDC0 and LCDC1.

Isn't that merely an SoC integration issue?
Are there any differences in programming LCDC0 or LCDC1 for the
common output types supported by both (single channel LVDS and 4-lane
MIPI-DSI)?

Of there are no such differences, both instances should use the same
compatible value.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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