linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] fb-defio: If FBINFO_VIRTFB is defined, do not set VM

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Message-ID: <4B180BFE.1000903@goop.org>
Date:	Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:05:34 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
CC:	jayakumar.lkml@...il.com, damm@...nsource.se,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, armbru@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] fb-defio: If FBINFO_VIRTFB is defined, do not set
 VM_IO flag.

On 12/03/09 10:56, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 10:50:15AM -0800, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>   
>> On 12/03/09 07:31, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
>>     
>>> Most users (except sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c) get their framebuffer from
>>> vmalloc. Setting VM_IO is not necessary as the memory obtained
>>> from vmalloc is System RAM type and is not susceptible to PCI memory
>>> constraints.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Looks good, but you forgot signoffs on these.  Do you want me to add them?
>>     
> Duh!! Please do. Thank you for noticing it.
>   

Already done ;)  Will merge into xen/master shortly.  I'd like to queue
this up for this merge window if Jaya is OK with it, and also mark for
stable.  Though I think fbdev overall is currently considered
maintainerless...

    J
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