Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sat, 29 Apr 2023 14:28:08 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] fbdev: Define framebuffer I/O from Linux' I/O functions | From | Thomas Zimmermann <> |
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Hi Sam
Am 28.04.23 um 18:54 schrieb Sam Ravnborg: > Hi Thomas, > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 04:18:38PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: >> I'd be happy to have fb_() wrappers that are I/O helpers without >> ordering guarantees. I'd just wouldn't want them in <linux/fb.h> > > How about throwing them into a new drm_fb.h header file. > This header file could be the home for all the fb stuff that is > shared between drm and the legacy fbdev. > > Then we may slowly migrate more fbdev stuff to drm and let the legacy > fbdev stuff use the maintained drm stuff. > Dunno, the pain may not be worth it.
DRM might not be relevant if we can remove fb_mem*(). So I'd like to go back to something closer to v1 of these patches. See my reply to Arnd.
Best regards Thomas
> > Sam
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