linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] video: fbdev: imxfb: support AUS mode

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:45:54 +0100
From:   Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
To:     Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>
Cc:     Uwe Kleine-König 
        <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] video: fbdev: imxfb: support AUS mode


Hi,

On Monday, February 27, 2017 11:33:36 PM Martin Kaiser wrote:
> Hello Uwe,
> 
> Thus wrote Uwe Kleine-König (u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de):
> 
> > given fbdev is orphaned
> > (http://git.kernel.org/linus/238600783d7470bec19350b0ee79e01825d3c84f)
> 
> fbdev is no longer orphaned, Bartlomiej is the new maintainer.
> 
> > I think it would be nice to move the imxfb driver over to drm.
> > I don't know much about drm, so I cannot say if that is easy or not, but
> > long term I think this is more robust than fbdev.
> 
> I am aware that fbdev is in maintenance mode. However, I hope that small
> modifications like the one I submitted are still possible.

Yes, such changes are fine.

BTW Please merge both patches into one or at least make Cc:
list complete so people can see the whole context easily
(i.e. I didn't get patch #2 in my patches folder and Rob
didn't get patch #1).

> In the long run, I agree that we should move imxfb to drm.
> 
> Best regards,
> Martin

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics