linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] fbdev/offb: Update expected device name

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Message-ID: <11b342dc-1a46-d1be-5fdd-c6eee661e15a@leemhuis.info>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:03:28 +0200
From:   "Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)" 
        <regressions@...mhuis.info>
To:     Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>,
        Cyril Brulebois <cyril@...amax.com>,
        regressions@...ts.linux.dev
Cc:     linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@...e.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fbdev/offb: Update expected device name

On 16.04.23 14:34, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 11:55:08AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
>> Since commit 241d2fb56a18 ("of: Make OF framebuffer device names unique"),
>> as spotted by Frédéric Bonnard, the historical "of-display" device is
>> gone: the updated logic creates "of-display.0" instead, then as many
>> "of-display.N" as required.
>>
>> This means that offb no longer finds the expected device, which prevents
>> the Debian Installer from setting up its interface, at least on ppc64el.
>>
>> It might be better to iterate on all possible nodes, but updating the
>> hardcoded device from "of-display" to "of-display.0" is confirmed to fix
>> the Debian Installer at the very least.
> [...]
> #regzbot ^introduced 241d2fb56a18
> #regzbot title: Open Firmware framebuffer cannot find of-display
> #regzbot link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217328
> #regzbot link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230412095509.2196162-1-cyril@debamax.com/T/#m34493480243a2cad2ae359abfd9db5e755f41add
> #regzbot link: https://bugs.debian.org/1033058

No reply to my status inquiry[1] a few weeks ago, so I have to assume
nobody cares anymore. If somebody still cares, holler!

#regzbot inconclusive: no answer to a status inquiry
#regzbot ignore-activity

[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/d1aee7d3-05f6-0920-b8e1-4ed5cf3f9f70@leemhuis.info/

Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat)
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