linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] drivers: video: fbdev: Remove hyperv

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Message-ID: <e7360fcd-d507-4272-8215-89b15a797b41@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 20:21:14 +0100
From: Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>,
 Prasanna Kumar T S M <ptsm@...ux.microsoft.com>,
 "linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
 "dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
 "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
 "ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com" <ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com>,
 "wei.liu@...nel.org" <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
 "kys@...rosoft.com" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
 "haiyangz@...rosoft.com" <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
 "decui@...rosoft.com" <decui@...rosoft.com>,
 Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
Cc: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] drivers: video: fbdev: Remove hyperv_fb driver

On 1/2/26 20:17, Michael Kelley wrote:
> From: Helge Deller <deller@....de> Sent: Friday, January 2, 2026 11:11 AM
>>
>> On 1/2/26 18:45, Michael Kelley wrote:
>>> From: Helge Deller <deller@....de> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 1:07 AM
>>>>
>>>> On 12/27/25 05:24, Prasanna Kumar T S M wrote:
>>>>> The HyperV DRM driver is available since 5.14. This makes the hyperv_fb
>>>>> driver redundant, remove it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Prasanna Kumar T S M <ptsm@...ux.microsoft.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>     MAINTAINERS                     |   10 -
>>>>>     drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig     |   11 -
>>>>>     drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile    |    1 -
>>>>>     drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c | 1388 -------------------------------
>>>>>     4 files changed, 1410 deletions(-)
>>>>>     delete mode 100644 drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
>>>>
>>>> applied to fbdev git tree.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Helge -- it looks like you picked up only this patch of the three-patch series.
>>> The other two patches of the series are fixing up comments that referenc
>>> the hyperv_fb driver, and they affect the DRM and Hyper-V subsystems. Just
>>> want to make sure those maintainers pick up the other two patches if that's
>>> your intent.
>>
>> Since the patches #2 and #3 only fix comments, I've now applied both to
>> the fbdev tree as well. If there will be conflicts (e.g. if maintainers pick up too),
>> I can easily drop them again.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Helge
> 
> Any chance you can fix the typo in the Subject line of the 3rd patch?
> "drm/hyprev" should be "drm/hyperv".

Sure. Fixed now.

Thanks!
Helge