From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([2001:6f8:1178:4:290:27ff:fe1d:cc33]) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.76 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1TBL9A-0008A1-Bz for barebox@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:44:41 +0000 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:44:32 +0200 From: Sascha Hauer Message-ID: <20120911074432.GH18243@pengutronix.de> References: <1347014799-23478-1-git-send-email-alexg@meprolight.com> <20120910073632.GV18243@pengutronix.de> <4875438356E7CA4A8F2145FCD3E61C0B3074AA38F9@MEP-EXCH.meprolight.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4875438356E7CA4A8F2145FCD3E61C0B3074AA38F9@MEP-EXCH.meprolight.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: barebox-bounces@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: barebox-bounces+u.kleine-koenig=pengutronix.de@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] video imx-ipu-fb: add clear screen To: Alex Gershgorin Cc: "barebox@lists.infradead.org" , Alex Gershgorin On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 01:16:26PM +0300, Alex Gershgorin wrote: > Hi Sascha, > > On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 01:46:39PM +0300, Alex Gershgorin wrote: > > This patch clear screen before usage > > > > Signed-off-by: Alex Gershgorin > > --- > > drivers/video/imx-ipu-fb.c | 4 ++++ > > 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/video/imx-ipu-fb.c b/drivers/video/imx-ipu-fb.c > > index 8039de0..d46cced 100644 > > --- a/drivers/video/imx-ipu-fb.c > > +++ b/drivers/video/imx-ipu-fb.c > > @@ -1012,6 +1012,10 @@ static int imxfb_probe(struct device_d *dev) > > (info->bits_per_pixel >> 3)); > > if (!fbi->info.screen_base) > > return -ENOMEM; > > + > > + /* Clear the screen */ > > + memset((char *)fbi->info.screen_base, 0, > > + info->xres * info->yres * (info->bits_per_pixel >> 3)); > > > > Not clearing the screen is intentional. Normally the fb drivers do not > > > enable the framebuffer until explicitely requested via fb0.enable=1. The > > > environment normally is supposed to set a picture on the screen and > > > enable it afterwards. > > > That said, we can clear the screen as with MMU enabled this probably > > > does not take long time. But then it should be done in the fb core. > > Thanks for your explanation. > In my case, I displayed picture on the screen, of course as you said I added to "init" script > fb0.enable = 1 > bmp / env / logo.bmp I would exchange the above commands. I don't know how this looks on your hardware, but often enough it looks a lot nicer if you draw the logo first and enable the framebuffer (the backlight most importantly) afterwards. > it was easy. > > The problem is that I have a screen with resolution 800x600, but > picture that I displayed on the my screen is much smaller, resulting > in a picture is displayed fine, but on the sides I get garbage. This > patch fixes this issue, of course it is not the only way to solve this > issue. Yes, I thought that. 'cp /dev/zero /dev/fb0' would be another solution. I think the memset in the fb code is fine, but it should be done in the generic code. Sascha -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | _______________________________________________ barebox mailing list barebox@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox