linux-kernel - Re: Display class

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Message-ID: <20070114075418.GD10585@kroah.com>
Date:	Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:54:18 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	James Simmons <jsimmons@...radead.org>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>,
	Miguel Ojeda <maxextreme@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	oLinux Fbdev development list 
	<linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Luming Yu <Luming.yu@...el.com>,
	Andrew Zabolotny <zap@...elink.ru>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-discuss@...dhelds.org, lcd4linux-devel@...net
Subject: Re: Display class

On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 10:40:55PM +0000, James Simmons wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Tuesday 05 December 2006 13:03, James Simmons wrote:
> > > +int probe_edid(struct display_device *dev, void *data)
> > > +{
> > > +???????struct fb_monspecs spec;
> > > +???????ssize_t size = 45;
> 
> That code was only for testing. I do have new core code. Andrew could 
> you merge this patch as it is against the -mm tree.
> 
> This new class provides a way common interface for various types of 
> displays such as LCD, CRT, LVDS etc. It is a expansion of the lcd
> class to include other types of displays.

Any chance you can change this to use "struct device" instead of "struct
class_device" so I don't have to convert it myself in the next few weeks
if it ever gets merged?  :)

The functionality will be the same, if not, please let me know what
problems you have with the change.

thanks,

greg k-h
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