Re: [PATCH 5/6] drm/msm: fbdev: Use a DRM client buffer

Dmitry Baryshkov
2026-04-22T00:13:07Z

On Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 02:51:18PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Replace the internal DRM framebuffer with a DRM client buffer. The
> client buffer allocates the DRM framebuffer on a file and also uses
> GEM object handles via the regular ADDFB2 interfaces.
>
> Using client-buffer interfaces unifies framebuffer allocation for
> DRM clients in user space and msm's internal fbdev emulation. It
> also simplifies the clean-up side of the fbdev emulation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>

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With best wishes
Dmitry