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

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Message-ID: <75cb40e4-bf33-46eb-875f-f6100f657801@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:51:05 -0800
From: Chintan Patel <chintanlike@...il.com>
To: Helge Deller <deller@....de>, 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 1/11/26 10:50, Helge Deller wrote:
> 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.
> 
Appreciate Helge and everyone who reviewed it! This was my first kernel 
series and it was good learning experience for me.