Re: [PATCH] drm/fourcc: add LINEAR modifiers with an exact pitch alignment

Brian Starkey <[email protected]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:32:08 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.freedesktop.amd-gfx,gmane.comp.video.dri.devel,gmane.comp.video.mesa3d.devel
Message-ID <q45c43j5kwwvemec7mcs4kqzt54pa3nz3jlhkcky2v63s2vfie@him4q253uw4p>
On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 11:24:58AM +0000, Simona Vetter wrote:
> 
> For that reason I think linear modifiers with explicit pitch/size
> alignment constraints is a sound concept and fits into how modifiers work
> overall.
> -Sima

Could we make it (more) clear that pitch alignment is a "special"
constraint (in that it's really a description of the buffer layout),
and that constraints in-general shouldn't be exposed via modifiers?

Cheers,
-Brian