linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] fbdev: add support for Sigma Designs' smp8xxxfb.ko

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 29 Dec 2015 17:51:23 +0100
From:	Sebastian Frias <sf84@...oste.net>
To:	Frans Klaver <fransklaver@...il.com>
CC:	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	mason <slash.tmp@...e.fr>,
	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] fbdev: add support for Sigma Designs' smp8xxxfb.ko

On 12/29/2015 03:16 PM, Frans Klaver wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Sebastian Frias <sf84@...oste.net> wrote:
>> Right now we don't know if the driver will be upstreamed.
>> Let me rephrase my question:
>>
>> - how would you recommend enabling FB_CFB_FILLRECT, FB_CFB_COPYAREA and
>> FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT for a driver that is not included in the kernel's tree?
>>
>> If that is not possible, I guess we will have to keep a forked tree until
>> the driver is upstreamed, but we would like to avoid that, hence the
>> question.
>
> I guess you'll have to keep on doing that indeed. I'm not aware of any
> location where out-of-tree drivers are considered. You should try
> again when you have some actual code to upstream.
>

Ok, thanks.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/