<Mis012[m]>
and it seems that it could totally be implemented externally
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<Mis012[m]>
lumag: since it seems like it might be a reference design thing, do you have any idea what arch CPU IT5571 uses?
<Mis012[m]>
I assume I can't haz datasheet, but I still don't even know what CPU arch the IT8225 in my x86 laptop uses so that would probably be a good start
<Mis012[m]>
I bet the chromebooks use a different EC :/
<Mis012[m]>
would have cros-ec support for free if not
<Mis012[m]>
npcx7m6fc for lazor it would seem...
<lumag>
Mis012[m]: let me think...
<Mis012[m]>
lumag: fwiw, in the IT8225 it might be more useful... seems that in the IT5571 case the eSPI is NC and it uses i2c slave for ACPI ugliness...
<Mis012[m]>
not sure if cros-ec supports that
<Mis012[m]>
seems like it would be quite limiting
<lumag>
I don't even think that you would need any kind of switch for the direct connection.
<lumag>
And I'd you don't have aux, you can completely drop that part too.
<Mis012[m]>
lumag: well, yes, but not sure if there are ICs that do it without the switch
<lumag>
Redriving?
<Mis012[m]>
lumag: last time you said that AUX is actually required for in-spec DP monitors?
<lumag>
You would like to connect the dp monitor directly, don't you?
<Mis012[m]>
yes, that would be nice
<Mis012[m]>
well, not me specifically, my device has the hw
<Mis012[m]>
but there are some other people who could use this
<lumag>
I think so. The DP driver does transfers over dp, like writing the edid checksum.
<lumag>
*over aux
<Mis012[m]>
well, I guess if there was just a DP AUX master IC, that would be enough
<Mis012[m]>
preferably usb-connected because god forbid a vendor exposes unused useful stuff like i2c...
<lumag>
According to wiki, aux is not the i2c per se. It uses different encoding for the signals
<Mis012[m]>
well, yes, but I assume that if there is such a thing as DP AUX master IC, it will be an i2c slave and not USB one
<Mis012[m]>
though so far it seems that it's not a thing, or I don't have the right key words