linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 09/10] arm64: efi: Export screen

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a1YUjhaVUmjVC2pCoTTBTU408iN44Q=QZ0RDz8rmzJisQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:20:37 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-efi <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>, olaf@...fle.de,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>, marcelo.cerri@...onical.com,
        "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>, sunilmut@...rosoft.com,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 09/10] arm64: efi: Export screen_info

On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 4:36 PM Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com> wrote:
>
> The Hyper-V frame buffer driver may be built as a module, and
> it needs access to screen_info. So export screen_info.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>

Is there any chance of using a more modern KMS based driver for the screen
than the old fbdev subsystem? I had hoped to one day completely remove
support for the old CONFIG_VIDEO_FBDEV and screen_info from modern
architectures.

     Arnd