linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 00/12] video: da8xx-fb: am335x DT support

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Message-ID: <C8443D0743D26F4388EA172BF4E2A7A93EA911BF@DBDE01.ent.ti.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:27:21 +0000
From:	"Mohammed, Afzal" <afzal@...com>
To:	Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>,
	Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>
CC:	"linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>,
	"Valkeinen, Tomi" <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar@...gutronix.de>,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...aro.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 00/12] video: da8xx-fb: am335x DT support

Hi,

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 00:15:09, Rob Clark wrote:

> > Wouldn't it be better to delete da8xx-fb.* and switch to Rob Clarks DRM based driver for this IP block?

> we probably can't delete da8xx-fb, but I think it would be ok to only
> use it for legacy platforms not yet ported to DT.

We can't remove da8xx-fb as DA830 is a non-DT one and DA850 is only gaining
DT support.

And Rob,

I am not familiar with drm setup, would all the user space frame buffer based
applications work as is with drm driver?

Regards
Afzal