linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fbmem: really support wildcard video=options for all fbdev drivers

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Date:	Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:10:11 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
Cc:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbmem: really support wildcard video=options for all
 fbdev drivers

On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de> wrote:
> Documentation/fb/modedb.txt states that video=option should be
> considered a global option. But video_setup and fb_get_options are not
> coded that way. Instead its required to boot with video=driver:option to
> set a given option in drvier.  This is cumbersome because it requires to
> know in advance which driver will be active for a given board/kernel.

That's an interesting finding: this definitely was working fine a few years ago.
Unfortunately I have no idea when I used it recently. I'm 100% sure I used it
with ps3fb ca. 5 years ago.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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