linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] arch: Select fbdev helpers with CONFIG

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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:24:01 +0100
From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
Cc: arnd@...db.de, javierm@...hat.com, deller@....de,
	sui.jingfeng@...ux.dev, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
	loongarch@...ts.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andreas Larsson <andreas@...sler.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] arch: Select fbdev helpers with CONFIG_VIDEO

On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 09:41:29PM +0100, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Various Kconfig options selected the per-architecture helpers for
> fbdev. But none of the contained code depends on fbdev. Standardize
> on CONFIG_VIDEO, which will allow to add more general helpers for
> video functionality.
> 
> CONFIG_VIDEO protects each architecture's video/ directory. This
> allows for the use of more fine-grained control for each directory's
> files, such as the use of CONFIG_STI_CORE on parisc.
> 
> v2:
> - sparc: rebased onto Makefile changes
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
> Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
> Cc: Helge Deller <deller@....de>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Andreas Larsson <andreas@...sler.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>

Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>