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

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Message-ID: <m3hbb7xaup.fsf@pullcord.laptop.org>
Date:	Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:07:42 -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 Sat, Mar 12 2011, Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> This patch removes all internal uses of another mostly artificial
> value. It does duplicate the information of the maximum resolution and
> it is not flexible as only a few resolutions exist. Hence it is better
> to remove it and clean the mess up.
> No runtime change expected.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>

We're passing viafb_lcd_panel_id at boot-time on OLPC XO-1.5.
Won't this break boot for us, and anyone else who needs to use it?

Thanks,

- Chris.
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