linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] fbdev: Split frame buffer support in FB and FB

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Date:   Tue, 4 Jul 2023 10:21:31 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] fbdev: Split frame buffer support in FB and
 FB_CORE symbols

On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 10:20:35AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 01:05:28AM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

...

> Wondering if
> 
>   if FB_CORE
>   ...
>   endif
> 
> makes Kconfig looking better instead of replacing all these "depends on" lines.

I meant user visible effect (via `make *config` and in the source code.

> >  config FB_DEVICE
> >  	bool "Provide legacy /dev/fb* device"
> > -	depends on FB
> > +	depends on FB_CORE
> >  	default y

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko