linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] viafb: kill lcd_panel

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Date:	Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:05:13 -0400
From:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>
To:	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>
Cc:	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] viafb: kill lcd_panel_id

Hi Florian,

On Sun, Mar 13 2011, Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> No need to worry. The external interface is kept for compatibility,
> only the internal uses are replace by panel hres/vres which contain
> the same information but are more generic.
>
> I have not yet tested it on OLPC as I did not have the time to compile
> a new kernel for it, but as it works on my VX900 laptop which also
> uses the viafb_lcd_panel_id setting it should be fine.

Thanks, this makes sense; the patch looks fine, then.

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Chris Ball   <cjb@...top.org>   <http://printf.net/>
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