linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drm/gma500: select framebuffer dependency

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Message-ID: <95c21c24-7d60-45fa-0b28-b6ae7928a85c@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 8 Apr 2022 20:11:46 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@...il.com>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Cc:     Patrik Jakobsson <patrik.r.jakobsson@...il.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/gma500: select framebuffer dependency

Hi,

On 4/8/22 19:59, James Hilliard wrote:
> This appears to be needed for video output to function correctly.

More proof/justification?

> Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig
> index 0cff20265f97..ff8c7b6e87f5 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/Kconfig
> @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ config DRM_GMA500
>  	select ACPI_VIDEO if ACPI
>  	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if ACPI
>  	select INPUT if ACPI
> +	select FB

Preferably
	depends on FB

There are a few instances of an arch (or board) selecting FB,
which makes some sense, but other drivers shouldn't be doing
that IMO.

> +	select FB_EFI if EFI
>  	help
>  	  Say yes for an experimental 2D KMS framebuffer driver for the
>  	  Intel GMA500 (Poulsbo), Intel GMA600 (Moorestown/Oak Trail) and

thanks.
-- 
~Randy