From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch>
Cc: "Teddy Wang" <teddy.wang@siliconmotion.com>,
"Christian König" <christian.koenig@amd.com>,
"David Airlie" <airlied@linux.ie>,
amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
"Michał Mirosław" <mirq-linux@rere.qmqm.pl>,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
"Alex Deucher" <alexander.deucher@amd.com>,
virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org,
"Sudip Mukherjee" <sudipm.mukherjee@gmail.com>,
"Gerd Hoffmann" <kraxel@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] fbdev: add remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers()
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:32:38 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171128113238.GA29456@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20171128102217.b7ynyqarwzkdvmdq@phenom.ffwll.local>
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 11:22:17AM +0100, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 08:52:19PM +0000, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 11:27:59AM +0100, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > > On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 06:53:31PM +0100, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> > > > Almost all drivers using remove_conflicting_framebuffers() wrap it with
> > > > the same code. Extract common part from PCI drivers into separate
> > > > remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers().
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@rere.qmqm.pl>
> > >
> > > Since the only driver that seems to use this is the staging one, which imo
> > > is a DOA project, not sure it's worth to bother with this here.
> >
> > afaik, this device is used in production by few manufacturers and it is
> > usefull for them to have it in the tree and the only reason it is still
> > in staging is because Tomi announced he will not take any new drivers in
> > fbdev. And, so I have not taken the initiative to properly move it out
> > of staging. I think Bartlomiej will also not accept new drivers in fbdev.
>
> Imo, if no one cares about porting it to kms (which will give you an fbdev
> driver for free), then we should throw it out. At least I thought staging
> was only for stuff that had a reasonable chance to get mainlined. Not as a
> dumping ground for drivers that people use, but don't bother to get ready
> for mainline.
>
> Greg?
Yes, if no one is working to get it out of staging, that means no one
cares about it, and it needs to be removed from the tree.
thanks,
greg k-h
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Thread overview: 75+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-11-24 17:53 [PATCH 00/13] remove_conflicting_framebuffers() cleanup Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 02/13] fbdev: add remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
[not found] ` <1738dbed0239bffc886f126fd3091daa39cd14c9.1511544782.git.mirq-linux-CoA6ZxLDdyEEUmgCuDUIdw@public.gmane.org>
2017-11-27 10:27 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-11-27 20:52 ` Sudip Mukherjee
2017-11-28 10:22 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-11-28 11:32 ` Greg KH [this message]
2017-11-28 12:30 ` Sudip Mukherjee
2017-11-28 13:06 ` Greg KH
2017-11-29 9:56 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-11-30 23:49 ` Sudip Mukherjee
2017-12-01 7:19 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-12-01 14:10 ` Sudip Mukherjee
2017-12-01 14:40 ` Emil Velikov
2017-12-11 21:57 ` Sudip Mukherjee
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 01/13] fbdev: show fbdev number for debugging Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 05/13] drm/cirrus: use simpler remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 06/13] drm/mgag200: " Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 04/13] drm/bochs: " Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 08/13] drm/virtio: " Michał Mirosław
[not found] ` <cover.1511544782.git.mirq-linux-CoA6ZxLDdyEEUmgCuDUIdw@public.gmane.org>
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 03/13] drm/amdgpu: " Michał Mirosław
2017-11-27 15:27 ` Alex Deucher
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 10/13] fbdev: allow apertures == NULL in remove_conflicting_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
[not found] ` <13240c59cafec988cdda37cc4d48252ff56f0d04.1511544782.git.mirq-linux-CoA6ZxLDdyEEUmgCuDUIdw@public.gmane.org>
2017-11-27 10:29 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 07/13] drm/radeon: use simpler remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 13/13] drm/tegra: kick out simplefb Michał Mirosław
[not found] ` <89e22ee1c026b40a5bfa91de282d658b56dc8ee8.1511544782.git.mirq-linux-CoA6ZxLDdyEEUmgCuDUIdw@public.gmane.org>
2017-11-24 20:50 ` Thierry Reding
2017-11-24 21:42 ` Michał Mirosław
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 09/13] staging: sm750fb: use simpler remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2017-11-27 10:25 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-11-27 20:57 ` Sudip Mukherjee
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 11/13] drm/vc4: use simpler remove_conflicting_framebuffers(NULL) Michał Mirosław
2017-11-28 20:11 ` Eric Anholt
2017-11-24 17:53 ` [PATCH 12/13] drm/sun4i: " Michał Mirosław
2017-11-27 7:26 ` Maxime Ripard
2017-11-27 10:30 ` [PATCH 00/13] remove_conflicting_framebuffers() cleanup Daniel Vetter
[not found] ` <20171127103044.faakzch7ehlkc3or-dv86pmgwkMBes7Z6vYuT8azUEOm+Xw19@public.gmane.org>
2017-11-27 10:33 ` Thierry Reding
2018-01-03 15:04 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 00/12] " Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] fbdev: allow apertures == NULL in remove_conflicting_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-08-31 8:56 ` Daniel Vetter
[not found] ` <20180831085656.GR21634-dv86pmgwkMBes7Z6vYuT8azUEOm+Xw19@public.gmane.org>
2018-08-31 9:01 ` Daniel Vetter
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] fbdev: show fbdev number for debugging Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] drm/amdgpu: use simpler remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] fbdev: add remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] drm/cirrus: use simpler remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] drm/bochs: " Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] drm/radeon: " Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] drm/mgag200: " Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] drm/virtio: " Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] drm/vc4: use simpler remove_conflicting_framebuffers(NULL) Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] drm/sun4i: " Michał Mirosław
2018-08-30 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] drm/tegra: kick out simplefb Michał Mirosław
2018-08-31 9:04 ` [PATCH v2 00/12] remove_conflicting_framebuffers() cleanup Daniel Vetter
[not found] ` <20180831090439.GT21634-dv86pmgwkMBes7Z6vYuT8azUEOm+Xw19@public.gmane.org>
2018-08-31 9:07 ` Chris Wilson
2018-09-01 13:45 ` Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] " Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 01/13] fbdev: show fbdev number for debugging Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 02/13] fbdev: allow apertures == NULL in remove_conflicting_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 03/13] fbdev: add kerneldoc do remove_conflicting_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
[not found] ` <283fef19815b991700b56119d8d5874a2a8da44e.1535810304.git.mirq-linux-CoA6ZxLDdyEEUmgCuDUIdw@public.gmane.org>
2018-09-05 11:02 ` Paul Menzel
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 04/13] fbdev: add remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-09-03 16:16 ` Daniel Vetter
2018-09-04 15:40 ` kbuild test robot
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 06/13] drm/bochs: use simpler remove_conflicting_pci_framebuffers() Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 05/13] drm/amdgpu: " Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 07/13] drm/cirrus: " Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 09/13] drm/radeon: " Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 08/13] drm/mgag200: " Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 10/13] drm/virtio: " Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 11/13] drm/vc4: use simpler remove_conflicting_framebuffers(NULL) Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 13/13] drm/tegra: kick out simplefb Michał Mirosław
2018-09-01 14:08 ` [PATCH v3 12/13] drm/sun4i: use simpler remove_conflicting_framebuffers(NULL) Michał Mirosław
[not found] ` <cover.1535810304.git.mirq-linux-CoA6ZxLDdyEEUmgCuDUIdw@public.gmane.org>
2018-09-03 7:43 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] remove_conflicting_framebuffers() cleanup Daniel Vetter
[not found] ` <20180903074315.GB21634-dv86pmgwkMBes7Z6vYuT8azUEOm+Xw19@public.gmane.org>
2018-09-03 11:31 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2018-09-03 16:26 ` Daniel Vetter
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