linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/4] gxfb: Replace FBSIZE config option with a kernel argument

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0803100915300.8567@anakin>
Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:16:34 +0100 (CET)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
cc:	Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@...reenet.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, adaplas@...il.com
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/4] gxfb: Replace FBSIZE config
 option with a kernel argument

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Andres Salomon wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 23:00:25 +0100
> Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@...reenet.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 08:19:50PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote:
> > > > assuming this is historical at this point, and manual options parsing can
> > > > be removed from all fb drivers at this point, or is there another reason
> > > > why manual parsing would be necessary?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Could I get an answer from the fbdevel folks about this?  It looks like
> > > the fb_get_options stuff is there for backwards compatibility.
> > 
> > I think so. I used fb_get_options() in arkfb and vt8623fb for mode option
> > only. Universal notation module.option=value is much nicer than manual
> > options parsing.  

This `module.option=value' is a quite recent introduction? I first saw it
mentioned earlier this year...

> If that is indeed the case, here's a patch that might be useful.  I have
> no idea what kind of timeframe would be proposed for removing
> fb_get_options (or if it's even desirable to remove it at all given that
> people are likely still using video=$foo syntax).

Probably it's way too early for that...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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