linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] staging: remove fbdev drivers

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Message-ID: <20161123085234.GB3122@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:52:34 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
Cc:     linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
        Noralf Trønnes <noralf@...nnes.org>,
        Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
        Teddy Wang <teddy.wang@...iconmotion.com>,
        Arnaud Patard <arnaud.patard@...-net.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] staging: remove fbdev drivers

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 10:03:10AM +0200, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Since the fbdev framework is in maintenance mode and all new display drivers
> should be made with the DRM framework, remove the fbdev drivers from staging.
> 
> Note: the patches are created with git format-patch -D, so they can't be
> applied. Only for review.

I only want to remove these drivers if we have the same functionality in
mainline for their hardware.  If not, that's a bit rude to those who
actually use them today, don't you think?

thanks,

greg k-h