linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] OMAPDSS: restore "name" sysfs entry.

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Message-ID: <20150226093312.3a624976@notabene.brown>
Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:33:12 +1100
From:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
To:	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
Cc:	"Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	GTA04 owners <gta04-owner@...delico.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] OMAPDSS: restore "name" sysfs entry.

On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:32:18 +0200 Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
wrote:


> Yep, I don't think so. In any case, all this is to be deprecated, and as
> soon as omapdrm driver works reliably that should be the driver to use.

How close is that?  Is it worth experimenting yet?  Is there an xorg driver
available?  Maybe a wiki page telling me how to set it up?

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Linux_Core_DSS_User%27s_Guide

seems to have some useful suggestions, but no mention of Xorg...

Thanks,
NeilBrown

> 
> So of course we need to keep omapfb working for the years to come, but
> I'd rather not add any new sysfs files for a soon deprecated driver.
> 
>  Tomi
> 
> 


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