linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/2] x86_64 EFI boot support: EFI frame buffer driver

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Date:	Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:40:00 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Chandramouli Narayanan <mouli@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@....net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/2] x86_64 EFI boot support: EFI
 frame buffer driver

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Huang, Ying wrote:
> Changelog between this version and previous version (v3 of x86_64 EFI
> support patch).
> 
> 1. The include files of efifb.c is cleaned up.
> 2. Make CONFIG_FB_EFI do not depend on CONFIG_EFI.

BTW, the recommended place to put changelogs (so the tools will strip
it automatically when importing your patch) is after the first `---' and
before the diffstat output

> ---

Bogus `---' :-)

> This patch adds Graphics Output Protocol support to the kernel.
> UEFI2.0 spec deprecates Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) protocol and
> only Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) is produced. Therefore, the boot
> loader needs to query the UEFI firmware with appropriate Output
> Protocol and pass the video information to the kernel. As a result of
> GOP protocol, an EFI framebuffer driver is needed for displaying
> console messages. The patch adds a EFI framebuffer driver. The EFI
> frame buffer driver in this patch is based on the Intel Mac
> framebuffer driver.
> 
> The ELILO bootloader takes care of passing the video information as
> appropriate for EFI firmware.
> 
> The framebuffer driver has been tested in i386 kernel and x86_64
> kernel on EFI platform.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chandramouli Narayanan <mouli@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
> 

Missing `---' ;-)

>  drivers/video/Kconfig       |   11 ++
>  drivers/video/Makefile      |    1 
>  drivers/video/efifb.c       |  232 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/screen_info.h |    1 
>  4 files changed, 245 insertions(+)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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