From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.3 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, NICE_REPLY_A,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F81EC4707A for ; Fri, 21 May 2021 18:54:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gabe.freedesktop.org (gabe.freedesktop.org [131.252.210.177]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4C8E2613DF for ; Fri, 21 May 2021 18:54:30 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 4C8E2613DF Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=suse.de Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org Received: from gabe.freedesktop.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE59E6F8C4; Fri, 21 May 2021 18:54:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx2.suse.de (mx2.suse.de [195.135.220.15]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 010F96F8F8 for ; Fri, 21 May 2021 18:53:59 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at test-mx.suse.de DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=suse.de; s=susede2_rsa; t=1621623237; h=from:from:reply-to:date:date:message-id:message-id:to:to:cc: mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=mu9RUQYcbTZWSg9MNLdZB/1p1jix9ar6G5s93tv5TuI=; b=Yn/6ZaZZ15sui+JPvQFtzgD8FZw+ZQcxjTlwNXep1Co+KKWQify4H2GdHz1+7a6io9Kfcd 66mOS6Vl8kdHZ00Bs9g8MUUjybLNLl5G1hu7iESZYR0kUIGmkxYR7jVEPIUWmL5A2GFrHk LlkDiEWLGWzXdxG0Z6oEMgy45bOlLis= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=ed25519-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=suse.de; s=susede2_ed25519; t=1621623237; h=from:from:reply-to:date:date:message-id:message-id:to:to:cc: mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=mu9RUQYcbTZWSg9MNLdZB/1p1jix9ar6G5s93tv5TuI=; b=/xJuVYkDe9HZQFmMu6K2QILVLiS1Ij1/zT1X+EWGGkdktVhW8c/6tS0bhb2dF1M05fO0vq 86a1wFcAKAzoFWDg== Received: from relay2.suse.de (unknown [195.135.221.27]) by mx2.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1012AAFD; Fri, 21 May 2021 18:53:57 +0000 (UTC) To: Javier Martinez Canillas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Peter Robinson , David Airlie , Maarten Lankhorst , Maxime Ripard , dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org References: <20210521131910.3000689-1-javierm@redhat.com> <3a6f9235-5375-b2cb-2d63-a47c5f9752bb@suse.de> From: Thomas Zimmermann Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/fb-helper: improve DRM fbdev emulation device names Message-ID: Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 20:53:56 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Jgx8DprSxJqi78CATLaATuaOAirN5CN0Y" X-BeenThere: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Direct Rendering Infrastructure - Development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org Sender: "dri-devel" This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --Jgx8DprSxJqi78CATLaATuaOAirN5CN0Y Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="BjyfcwIr0k6GaL1qcfPb2KgkCqS9B41Da"; protected-headers="v1" From: Thomas Zimmermann To: Javier Martinez Canillas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Peter Robinson , David Airlie , Maarten Lankhorst , Maxime Ripard , dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/fb-helper: improve DRM fbdev emulation device names References: <20210521131910.3000689-1-javierm@redhat.com> <3a6f9235-5375-b2cb-2d63-a47c5f9752bb@suse.de> In-Reply-To: --BjyfcwIr0k6GaL1qcfPb2KgkCqS9B41Da Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Am 21.05.21 um 19:18 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas: > On 5/21/21 6:53 PM, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: >=20 > [snip] >=20 >>> >>> So what with all the drivers which do _not_ have drm in their name? A= lso >>> I'm never sure how much these are uapi or not ... >> >=20 > That someone could threat as an uapi is a fair point indeed. > =20 >> Why do we need a suffix anyway? >> >=20 > Yes, I thought the same and was torn about posting a patch to just remo= ve > the suffix. I don't think users care that much if is a fb device from a= > fbdev driver or a DRM driver using the fbdev emulation. Yup. I don't see how anything in userspace would depend on the exact=20 name; especially since fbdev emulation only provides basic features.=20 (I'd welcome a counter examples that proves me wrong.) IMHO we can risk it to remove the suffix entirely. But that needs an ack = from Daniel or Dave. Best regards Thomas >=20 >>> -Daniel >>> >=20 > Best regards, >=20 --=20 Thomas Zimmermann Graphics Driver Developer SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 N=C3=BCrnberg, Germany (HRB 36809, AG N=C3=BCrnberg) Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Felix Imend=C3=B6rffer --BjyfcwIr0k6GaL1qcfPb2KgkCqS9B41Da-- --Jgx8DprSxJqi78CATLaATuaOAirN5CN0Y Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="OpenPGP_signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="OpenPGP_signature" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- wsF5BAABCAAjFiEExndm/fpuMUdwYFFolh/E3EQov+AFAmCoAcUFAwAAAAAACgkQlh/E3EQov+Bz ihAAtKYtsAnGL/Q5knCfNp64XOjCmO2fc7BtgUcWJsOYZHE26YUP9WYd3vxxPUgPd6M9JA87R0vH X+Xlgq6qBKD3m4TyKHf/JZs+do/Hzx5jFRYZauz5LuslmNKP/uUKfKQ23aY/pBvgfwHaDSkuQoeS jNzuqRkRTXwFbJHtoutPKX+ctbHWB2EyzkRHpqJ6NhiyRAexuvPKpvRWMrtGu0HCp/HYd9OvoLG0 pLJs0lHxYU4aaJ5b+TkMwCAhy8f96k5gNnJ+mgZJJbowEKPGTvXC866u0/FxZHAr7QdRuzQaXW+p prmmnk2hDvjRcV0vx9r8zCY90qMze0cB3WHGv0TEbSYB65hnKAZSrpRhznXC8HfeS7cyCZY+HRKB PoedwQUT62zJ+Ae9+ZfosXQbT46yzRWWCZKpdWWgSQ2QUooXMbOuiQ/LUNJlOo6IngmKK+fuA/vP uVNCQZ5N/kOHQFPhQIghHPAjnl0hP+4W1YOq6/LYbQbq/jV7Nl13IEIDVhOhbKQ/E0rig11yuF+K r15mug3jtferVysuDCokzkG0UinJgqtY/bPdOGpA58bte7UNpBXVAU08Cbs91DqQ+U1oufA8CJj3 gvSaMey9S0viQVU/F2+kLyVuhfsvUL+cZ5jpmvUJnBBvFsSMzQZlzGQHUFB/02wzmbARRlmebSz+ V7o= =G6g2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Jgx8DprSxJqi78CATLaATuaOAirN5CN0Y--