linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fbcon: garbage collect fbdev scrolling acceleration

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Message-Id: <UBYZVQ.O83H1QJFD7TX@effective-light.com>
Date:   Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:28:42 -0400
From:   Hamza Mahfooz <someguy@...ective-light.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Peilin Ye <yepeilin.cs@...il.com>,
        Jing Xiangfeng <jingxiangfeng@...wei.com>,
        George Kennedy <george.kennedy@...cle.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        DRI Development <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbcon: garbage collect fbdev scrolling acceleration


On Fri, Jul 9 2021 at 09:49:02 AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven 
<geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> Bummer, more code to revert to re-enable acceleration in the _56_
> fbdev drivers using acceleration (some of them unusable without),
> despite commit 39aead8373b3 claiming "No other driver supportes
> accelerated fbcon"...
Should they be refactored to DRM drivers? (I don't mind looking into it 
if you believe it's worthwhile.)