Re: [PATCH] Add framebuffer device driver for gamecube/wii, incorporating Farter's work.

[Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>]

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Hi

Am 15.11.22 um 23:38 schrieb Zopolis0:
> I'm not too familiar with DRM, unfortunately, so I can't give you a
> great answer.
> 
> My current aim is just to get this and the other gc-linux patches into
> upstream before they begin to rot.
> 
> But, I'd be happy to look into porting this to DRM after it's merged though.

We generally don't accept new drivers into fbdev.

Best regards
Thomas

> 
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 4:05 AM Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/15/22 11:05, Zopolis0 wrote:
>>> Just upstreaming the gc/wii framebuffer driver from gc-linux, and
>>> incorporates Farter's patch to solve the color issue. See
>>> https://fartersoft.com/blog/2011/06/22/hacking-up-an-rgb-framebuffer-driver-for-wii-linux/
>>> and https://fartersoft.com/blog/2011/07/31/hacking-up-an-rgb-framebuffer-driver-for-wii-linux-take-two/.
>>
>> Just for the record:
>> Is there a reason why it wasn't (or can't be) ported to DRM ?
>> Looking at the patch (and the hardware behind it) I do see various reasons,
>> but I'd like to hear it from you...
>>
>> Helge

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