From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephen Warren Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:58:36 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] simplefb: disable dt node upon remove Message-Id: <53EBC36C.7050800@wwwdotorg.org> List-Id: References: <1407914239-12054-1-git-send-email-libv@skynet.be> <1407914239-12054-4-git-send-email-libv@skynet.be> <20140813094524.GC31326@skynet.be> <20140813101923.GD31326@skynet.be> <20140813192506.GH31326@skynet.be> In-Reply-To: <20140813192506.GH31326@skynet.be> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org On 08/13/2014 01:25 PM, Luc Verhaegen wrote: > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 08:14:37PM +0100, Grant Likely wrote: >> >> BTW, Is anyone currently using the simple framebuffer for early >> console? For early console we would want to start using it well before >> setting up platform devices. > > The code that sets up simplefb for sunxi is primarily for providing a > console in u-boot (using the ancient cfbconsole infrastructure). From > what i can tell, the u-boot code for rpi is about showing a splash > screen (using the much newer lcd infrastructure). There's no splash screen on the Pi in the upstream U-Boot code. The LCD displays the U-Boot console/stdout. If USB support for the Pi's USB host is ever sent upstream, that will allow the user to use USB/LCD for U-Boot control, rather than serial.