linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib: remove FBCON dependency for fonts

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Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:54:29 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...il.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib: remove FBCON dependency for fonts

On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:47 AM, David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...il.com> wrote:
>> Without the "depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE", people who don't
>> have FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE set, but have set any of these:
>>
>> config EARLY_PRINTK_EFI
>>     select FONT_SUPPORT
>>
>> config VIDEO_VIVI
>>     select FONT_SUPPORT
>>     select FONT_8x16
>>
>> config SOLO6X10
>>     select FONT_SUPPORT
>>     select FONT_8x16
>>
>> config USB_SISUSBVGA
>>     select FONT_SUPPORT
>>     ...
>>     select FONT_8x16
>>
>> config SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE
>>     select FONT_SUPPORT
>>
>> config STI_CONSOLE
>>     select FONT_SUPPORT
>>
>> will now get more (unused) fonts in their kernel image.
>
> Why would they get more unused fonts? All those fonts are "default n"
> (except for some arch-specific stuff and 8x8 and obviously 8x16). I

So they get the 8x8 and the arch-specific ones by default (FONTS=n).

> don't mind if we drop this, but it makes font-selection impossible if
> fbcon is disabled, which is kinda unexpected.

IIRC, drivers that "select FONT_8x16" have the font name hardcoded in
the driver, so allowing to select more fonts doesn't gain anything for them.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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