linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] xen: flag xen_drm_front to be not essential for system boot

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Message-ID: <63cfe3bb-93cf-2c5a-f33c-8f81d738c249@epam.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:24:51 +0000
From:   Oleksandr Andrushchenko <Oleksandr_Andrushchenko@...m.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        "xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org" <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        "dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Oleksandr Andrushchenko <Oleksandr_Andrushchenko@...m.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] xen: flag xen_drm_front to be not essential for
 system boot

Hi, Juergen!

On 22.10.21 09:47, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Similar to the virtual frame buffer (vfb) the pv display driver is not
> essential for booting the system. Set the respective flag.
>
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Reviewed-by: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@...m.com>
> ---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c
> index 9f14d99c763c..bc7605324db3 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front.c
> @@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ static struct xenbus_driver xen_driver = {
>   	.probe = xen_drv_probe,
>   	.remove = xen_drv_remove,
>   	.otherend_changed = displback_changed,
> +	.not_essential = true,
>   };
>   
>   static int __init xen_drv_init(void)