linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] drm: add SimpleDRM driver

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Message-ID: <20160804190855.413ed8d5@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 4 Aug 2016 19:08:55 +0100
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
Cc:	Luc Verhaegen <libv@...net.be>,
	Noralf Trønnes <noralf@...nnes.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] drm: add SimpleDRM driver

> firmware framebuffer in early boot until a real driver takes over. It's a
> replacement really for all the various uefi/vesa/whatever fbdev drivers.
> Full reliance on the firmware very much intended.

Most of those have firmware interfaces for things like colour setting and
hardware scrolling. It's a replacement for far less than might first
appear but still useful.

Alan