From: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: simplefb: Specify node location and handoff related properties
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:45:20 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141113104520.GG20972@lukather> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1415868610-13297-1-git-send-email-hdegoede@redhat.com>
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On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 09:50:07AM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Since simplefb nodes do not relate directly to hw typically they have been
> placed in the root of the devicetree. As the represent runtime information
> having them as sub-nodes of /chosen is more logical, specify this.
>
> Also specify when to set the chosen stdout-path property to a simplefb node.
>
> For reliable handover to a hardware specific driver, that driver needs to
> know which simplefb to unregister when taking over, specify how the hw driver
> can find the matching simplefb node.
>
> Last add some advice on how to fill and use simplefb nodes from a firmware
> pov.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>
Thanks!
Maxime
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Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-11-13 8:50 [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: simplefb: Specify node location and handoff related properties Hans de Goede
2014-11-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] simplefb: Add support for enumerating simplefb dt nodes in /chosen Hans de Goede
2014-11-13 10:27 ` Grant Likely
2014-11-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] simplefb: Change simplefb_init from module_init to fs_initcall Hans de Goede
2014-11-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] fbcon: Change fbcon_init " Hans de Goede
2014-11-13 10:45 ` Maxime Ripard [this message]
2014-11-13 11:02 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: simplefb: Specify node location and handoff related properties Grant Likely
2014-11-13 12:03 ` Grant Likely
2014-11-13 12:29 ` Hans de Goede
2014-11-13 12:14 ` Hans de Goede
2014-11-13 12:36 ` Grant Likely
2014-11-13 12:37 ` Hans de Goede
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