{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147/events","html_url":"https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147","id":108731014,"number":1147,"title":"How to support the 7\" touch display from raspberrypi org on a custom kernel?","user":{"login":"DieterReuter","id":3758971,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3758971?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter","html_url":"https://github.com/DieterReuter","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DieterReuter/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":61,"created_at":"2015-09-28T19:35:45Z","updated_at":"2015-11-05T12:00:38Z","closed_at":null,"body":"We do use a custom built kernel 4.1.x for the Raspberry Pi and would like to support the new 7\" touch display. Until now I do have the pure display supported but without the touch feature.\r\n\r\nI just need a pointer what kernel config is necessary, and/or what DTS overlay file we have to include and maybe how to activate it. \r\n\r\nThanks for any help or pointers!\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/comments/154041026","html_url":"https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147#issuecomment-154041026","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1147","id":154041026,"user":{"login":"pelwell","id":8911409,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8911409?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell","html_url":"https://github.com/pelwell","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-11-05T12:00:38Z","updated_at":"2015-11-05T12:00:38Z","body":"No, there shouldn't need to be anything in there since it doesn't talk directly to hardware - instead it uses the firmware/mailbox driver to communicate with the firmware that actually talks to the device via I2C. This is expressed in Device Tree like this:\r\n```\r\n\trpi_ft5406: rpi_ft5406 {\r\n\t\tcompatible = \"rpi,rpi-ft5406\";\r\n\t\tfirmware = <&firmware>;\r\n\t\tstatus = \"okay\";\r\n\t};\r\n```\r\ni.e. an identifier for the device driver and a reference to the firmware/mailbox device."}}