linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] fbdev: fbmem: avoid exporting fb_center

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Date:   Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:35:19 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] fbdev: fbmem: avoid exporting fb_center_logo

Hi Peter,

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 1:09 PM Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se> wrote:
> The variable is only ever used from fbcon.c which is linked into the
> same module. Therefore, the export is not needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

But note that the same is true for fb_class, so perhaps it can be added
(or better, removed ;-)?

Once drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon.c stops abusing registered_fb[]
and num_registered_fb, those can go, too.

Does anyone remembe why au1200fb calls fb_prepare_logo() and fb_show_logo()
itself?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


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