Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:49:59 +0100 | From | Mark Brown <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] drivers/firmware: fix SYSFB depends to prevent build failures |
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On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 01:32:29PM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: > On 7/27/21 1:17 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Do all (embedded) EFI systems have a frame buffer?
> That's a good question. I don't know if all EFI firmwares are expected > to provide a GOP or not. But even the u-boot EFI stub provides one, if > video output is supported by u-boot on that system.
No, GOP is only mandatory for systems with a graphical console device even assuming things fully conform to the spec. Indeed I've got a non-embedded EFI based system sitting next to my desk here which only has a serial console, never mind anything embedded. [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |