On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:10:45 +0100
"Luca Ceresoli" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Köry,
> 
> On Wed Nov 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM CET, Kory Maincent (TI.com) wrote:
> > The tilcdc hardware does not generate VESA-compliant sync signals. It
> > aligns the vertical sync (VS) on the second edge of the horizontal sync
> > (HS) instead of the first edge. To compensate for this hardware
> > behavior, the driver applies a timing adjustment in mode_fixup().
> >
> > Previously, this adjustment was conditional based on the simulate_vesa_sync
> > flag, which was only set when using external encoders. This appears
> > problematic because:
> >
> > 1. The timing adjustment seems needed for the hardware behavior regardless
> >    of whether an external encoder is used
> > 2. The external encoder infrastructure is driver-specific and being
> >    removed due to design issues
> > 3. Boards using tilcdc without bridges (e.g., am335x-evm, am335x-evmsk)
> >    may not be getting the necessary timing adjustments
> >
> > Remove the simulate_vesa_sync flag and apply the VESA sync timing
> > adjustment unconditionally, ensuring consistent behavior across all
> > configurations. While it's unclear if the previous conditional behavior
> > was causing actual issues, the unconditional adjustment better reflects
> > the hardware's characteristics.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent (TI.com) <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >
> > Only few board currently use tilcdc not associated to a bridge like the
> > am335x_evm or the am335x-evmsk.  
> 
> Have you tested this change on any affected board?
> 
> The change looks good to me but without some testing it would be risky.

I have tested it on few boards but not these mainline devicetree as I don't
have them.

I have tested a tilcdc with tda998x bridge (BeagleBone Black), a tilcdc with
ti,tilcdc,panel panel (BeagleBone with LCD cape), a tilcdc with it66121 bridge
(new Beagle Bone Green Eco board with HDMI cape).
That's all the boards I have.

Regards,
-- 
Köry Maincent, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com

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