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Message-ID: <c114a614-8e65-42a2-8df6-5a3015e79c29@suse.de>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:21:52 +0100
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
To: Helge Deller <deller@....de>, arnd@...db.de, javierm@...hat.com,
 sui.jingfeng@...ux.dev
Cc: 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

Hi

Am 28.03.24 um 13:39 schrieb Helge Deller:
> On 3/27/24 21:41, 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.
>
> Your patch in general looks good.
> But is renaming the config option from CONFIG_FB_CORE to CONFIG_VIDEO
> the best choice?
> CONFIG_VIDEO might be mixed up with multimedia/video-streaming.
>
> Why not e.g. CONFIG_GRAPHICS_CORE?
> I'm fine with CONFIG_VIDEO as well, but if someone has a better idea
> we maybe should go with that instead now?

We already have CONFIG_VIDEO in drivers/video/Kconfig specifically for 
such low-level graphics code. For generic multimedia, we could have 
CONFIG_MEDIA, CONFIG_STREAMING, etc. rather than renaming an established 
Kconfig symbol.

Best regards
Thomas

>
> Helge
>
>> 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>
>> ---
>>   arch/parisc/Makefile      | 2 +-
>>   arch/sparc/Makefile       | 4 ++--
>>   arch/sparc/video/Makefile | 2 +-
>>   arch/x86/Makefile         | 2 +-
>>   arch/x86/video/Makefile   | 3 ++-
>>   5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/parisc/Makefile b/arch/parisc/Makefile
>> index 316f84f1d15c8..21b8166a68839 100644
>> --- a/arch/parisc/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/parisc/Makefile
>> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export LIBGCC
>>
>>   libs-y    += arch/parisc/lib/ $(LIBGCC)
>>
>> -drivers-y += arch/parisc/video/
>> +drivers-$(CONFIG_VIDEO) += arch/parisc/video/
>>
>>   boot    := arch/parisc/boot
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
>> index 2a03daa68f285..757451c3ea1df 100644
>> --- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
>> @@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ endif
>>   libs-y                 += arch/sparc/prom/
>>   libs-y                 += arch/sparc/lib/
>>
>> -drivers-$(CONFIG_PM) += arch/sparc/power/
>> -drivers-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE) += arch/sparc/video/
>> +drivers-$(CONFIG_PM)    += arch/sparc/power/
>> +drivers-$(CONFIG_VIDEO) += arch/sparc/video/
>>
>>   boot := arch/sparc/boot
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/sparc/video/Makefile b/arch/sparc/video/Makefile
>> index d4d83f1702c61..9dd82880a027a 100644
>> --- a/arch/sparc/video/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/sparc/video/Makefile
>> @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
>>   # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>>
>> -obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE) += fbdev.o
>> +obj-y    += fbdev.o
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
>> index 15a5f4f2ff0aa..c0ea612c62ebe 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
>> @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)            += arch/x86/pci/
>>   # suspend and hibernation support
>>   drivers-$(CONFIG_PM) += arch/x86/power/
>>
>> -drivers-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE) += arch/x86/video/
>> +drivers-$(CONFIG_VIDEO) += arch/x86/video/
>>
>>   ####
>>   # boot loader support. Several targets are kept for legacy purposes
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/video/Makefile b/arch/x86/video/Makefile
>> index 5ebe48752ffc4..9dd82880a027a 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/video/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/x86/video/Makefile
>> @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
>>   # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>> -obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CORE)        += fbdev.o
>> +
>> +obj-y    += fbdev.o
>

-- 
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstrasse 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany
GF: Ivo Totev, Andrew Myers, Andrew McDonald, Boudien Moerman
HRB 36809 (AG Nuernberg)


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