Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] video: Add auxiliary display drivers to Graphics support menu

[Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>]

Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> writes:

Hello Geert,

> Hi Javier,
>
> On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 1:05 AM Javier Martinez Canillas
> <javierm@redhat.com> wrote:
>> The drivers in this subsystem are for character-based LCD displays, which
>> can fall into the same category of the DRM/KMS and fbdev drivers that are
>> located under the "Graphics support" menu. Add auxdisplay there as well.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
>
> Thanks for your patch!
>
>> --- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
>> @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ if HAS_IOMEM
>>  config HAVE_FB_ATMEL
>>         bool
>>
>> +source "drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig"
>
> This is inside the "if HAS_IOMEM" section, while there was no
> such limitation before.
>

Gah, I missed that. Thanks a lot for pointing it out.

If I move the source outside of the if block, are you OK with this patch?

I think Thomas is correct and would make sense to put the character-based
drivers next to the DRM and fbdev drivers since all these are for display.

-- 
Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat