Re: [PATCH 0/2] Allow disabling all native fbdev drivers and only keeping DRM emulation

Thomas Zimmermann
2023-06-30T11:19:13Z

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Hi Javier

Am 30.06.23 um 00:51 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
> This patch series splits the fbdev core support in two different Kconfig
> symbols: FB and FB_CORE. The motivation for this is to allow CONFIG_FB to
> be disabled, while still having the the core fbdev support needed for the
> CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION to be enabled. The motivation is automatically
> disabling all fbdev drivers instead of having to be disabled individually.
>
> The reason for doing this is that now with simpledrm, there's no need for
> the legacy fbdev (e.g: efifb or vesafb) drivers anymore and many distros
> now disable them. But it would simplify the config a lot fo have a single
> Kconfig symbol to disable all fbdev drivers.

I still don't get the point of this change. We've disabled the fbdev
drivers once. And they are off now and remain off.

The patchset now introduces FB_CORE, which just adds more options. But
you're not reducing the code or compile time or any thing similar.

I'd like to suggest a change to these patches: rather then making FB and
DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION depend on FB_CORE, make them select FB_CORE. That
will allow the DRM subsystem to enable framebuffer emulation
independently from framebuffer devices. If either has been set, the
fbdev core will be selected.

Best regards
Thomas

>
> I've build tested with possible combinations of CONFIG_FB, CONFIG_FB_CORE,
> CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION and CONFIG_FB_DEVICE symbols set to 'y' or 'n'.
>
> Patch 1/2 makes the CONFIG_FB split that is mentioned above and patch 2/2
> makes DRM fbdev emulation depend on the new FB_CORE symbol instead of FB.
>
>
> Javier Martinez Canillas (2):
> fbdev: Split frame buffer support in FB and FB_CORE symbols
> drm: Make fbdev emulation depend on FB_CORE instead of FB
>
> arch/x86/Makefile | 2 +-
> arch/x86/video/Makefile | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig | 2 +-
> drivers/video/console/Kconfig | 2 +-
> drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 62 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
> drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile | 14 +++----
> 6 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>

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