linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] fb: Add dev_of_fbinfo() helper for optional sysfs support

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Message-ID: <40911dd0-52e1-46de-b060-0372988291ca@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:50:36 +0100
From: Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To: Chintan Patel <chintanlike@...il.com>, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
 tzimmermann@...e.de, andy@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] fb: Add dev_of_fbinfo() helper for optional sysfs
 support

On 1/7/26 05:42, Chintan Patel wrote:
> Add dev_of_fbinfo() to return the framebuffer struct device when
> CONFIG_FB_DEVICE is enabled, or NULL otherwise.
> 
> This allows fbdev drivers to use sysfs interfaces via runtime checks
> instead of CONFIG_FB_DEVICE ifdefs, keeping the code clean while
> remaining fully buildable.
> 
> Suggested-by: Helge Deller <deller@....de>
> Reviewed-by: Helge Deller <deller@....de>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Chintan Patel <chintanlike@...il.com>
> ---
>   include/linux/fb.h | 9 +++++++++
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

Whole v4 series applied to fbdev git tree.

Thanks!
Helge