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Message-ID: <e83eab26-a8fe-b151-6bd4-7a7db6ceee1f@suse.de>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2023 08:53:22 +0200
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
To: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: x86@...nel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] fbdev: Split frame buffer support in FB and
FB_CORE symbols
Hi
Am 01.07.23 um 23:44 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
> Currently the CONFIG_FB option has to be enabled even if no legacy fbdev
> drivers are needed (e.g: only to have support for framebuffer consoles).
>
> The DRM subsystem has a fbdev emulation layer, but depends on CONFIG_FB
> and so it can only be enabled if that dependency is enabled as well.
>
> That means fbdev drivers have to be explicitly disabled if users want to
> enable CONFIG_FB, only to use fbcon and/or the DRM fbdev emulation layer.
>
> This patch introduces a non-visible CONFIG_FB_CORE symbol that could be
> enabled just to have core support needed for CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION,
> allowing CONFIG_FB to be disabled (and automatically disabling all the
> fbdev drivers).
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Keep "depends on FB" for FB_DDC, FB_HECUBA, FB_SVGALIB, FB_MACMODES,
> FB_BACKLIGHT, FB_MODE_HELPERS and FB_TILEBLITTING (Arnd Bergmann).
> - Don't change the fb.o object name (Arnd Bergmann).
> - Make FB_CORE a non-visible Kconfig symbol instead (Thomas Zimmermann).
>
> arch/x86/Makefile | 2 +-
> arch/x86/video/Makefile | 2 +-
> drivers/video/console/Kconfig | 2 +-
> drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 40 +++++++++++++++++++------------
> drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile | 2 +-
> 5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
> index b39975977c03..89a02e69be5f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
> @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI) += arch/x86/pci/
> # suspend and hibernation support
> drivers-$(CONFIG_PM) += arch/x86/power/
>
> -drivers-$(CONFIG_FB) += arch/x86/video/
> +drivers-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE) += arch/x86/video/
>
> ####
> # boot loader support. Several targets are kept for legacy purposes
> diff --git a/arch/x86/video/Makefile b/arch/x86/video/Makefile
> index 11640c116115..5ebe48752ffc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/video/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/x86/video/Makefile
> @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
> # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -obj-$(CONFIG_FB) += fbdev.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE) += fbdev.o
> diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> index a2a88d42edf0..1b5a319971ed 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ config DUMMY_CONSOLE_ROWS
>
> config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
> bool "Framebuffer Console support"
> - depends on FB && !UML
> + depends on FB_CORE && !UML
> select VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
> select CRC32
> select FONT_SUPPORT
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> index cecf15418632..da6f7d588f17 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> @@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
> config FB_NOTIFY
> bool
>
> +menuconfig FB_CORE
> + tristate "Core support for frame buffer devices"
With the text, this is visible; as others noted.
> +
> menuconfig FB
> - tristate "Support for frame buffer devices"
> + tristate "Support for frame buffer device drivers"
Just keep the text as-is.
> + select FB_CORE
> select FB_NOTIFY
> select VIDEO_CMDLINE
> help
> @@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ menuconfig FB
> <http://www.munted.org.uk/programming/Framebuffer-HOWTO-1.3.html> for more
> information.
>
> + This enables support for native frame buffer device (fbdev) drivers.
> +
> + The DRM subsystem provides support for emulated frame buffer devices
> + on top of KMS drivers, but this option allows legacy fbdev drivers to
> + be enabled as well.
> +
> Say Y here and to the driver for your graphics board below if you
> are compiling a kernel for a non-x86 architecture.
>
> @@ -44,7 +54,7 @@ menuconfig FB
>
> config FIRMWARE_EDID
> bool "Enable firmware EDID"
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> This enables access to the EDID transferred from the firmware.
> On the i386, this is from the Video BIOS. Enable this if DDC/I2C
> @@ -59,7 +69,7 @@ config FIRMWARE_EDID
>
> config FB_DEVICE
> bool "Provide legacy /dev/fb* device"
> - depends on FB
> + select FB_CORE
This should depend on FB_CORE.
Best regards
Thomas
> default y
> help
> Say Y here if you want the legacy /dev/fb* device file and
> @@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ config FB_DDC
>
> config FB_CFB_FILLRECT
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Include the cfb_fillrect function for generic software rectangle
> filling. This is used by drivers that don't provide their own
> @@ -83,7 +93,7 @@ config FB_CFB_FILLRECT
>
> config FB_CFB_COPYAREA
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Include the cfb_copyarea function for generic software area copying.
> This is used by drivers that don't provide their own (accelerated)
> @@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ config FB_CFB_COPYAREA
>
> config FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Include the cfb_imageblit function for generic software image
> blitting. This is used by drivers that don't provide their own
> @@ -99,7 +109,7 @@ config FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
>
> config FB_CFB_REV_PIXELS_IN_BYTE
> bool
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Allow generic frame-buffer functions to work on displays with 1, 2
> and 4 bits per pixel depths which has opposite order of pixels in
> @@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ config FB_CFB_REV_PIXELS_IN_BYTE
>
> config FB_SYS_FILLRECT
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Include the sys_fillrect function for generic software rectangle
> filling. This is used by drivers that don't provide their own
> @@ -115,7 +125,7 @@ config FB_SYS_FILLRECT
>
> config FB_SYS_COPYAREA
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Include the sys_copyarea function for generic software area copying.
> This is used by drivers that don't provide their own (accelerated)
> @@ -123,7 +133,7 @@ config FB_SYS_COPYAREA
>
> config FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> help
> Include the sys_imageblit function for generic software image
> blitting. This is used by drivers that don't provide their own
> @@ -162,22 +172,22 @@ endchoice
>
> config FB_SYS_FOPS
> tristate
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
>
> config FB_DEFERRED_IO
> bool
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
>
> config FB_IO_HELPERS
> bool
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
> select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
> select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
>
> config FB_SYS_HELPERS
> bool
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
> select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
> select FB_SYS_FOPS
> @@ -185,7 +195,7 @@ config FB_SYS_HELPERS
>
> config FB_SYS_HELPERS_DEFERRED
> bool
> - depends on FB
> + depends on FB_CORE
> select FB_DEFERRED_IO
> select FB_SYS_HELPERS
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile
> index 9150bafd9e89..4c2e4a026d12 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_NOTIFY) += fb_notify.o
> -obj-$(CONFIG_FB) += fb.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE) += fb.o
> fb-y := fb_backlight.o \
> fb_info.o \
> fbmem.o fbmon.o fbcmap.o \
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstrasse 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany
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