Hi Am 21.05.21 um 19:18 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
On 5/21/21 6:53 PM, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: [snip]So what with all the drivers which do _not_ have drm in their name? Also I'm never sure how much these are uapi or not ...That someone could threat as an uapi is a fair point indeed.Why do we need a suffix anyway?Yes, I thought the same and was torn about posting a patch to just remove the suffix. I don't think users care that much if is a fb device from a fbdev driver or a DRM driver using the fbdev emulation.
Yup. I don't see how anything in userspace would depend on the exact name; especially since fbdev emulation only provides basic features. (I'd welcome a counter examples that proves me wrong.)
IMHO we can risk it to remove the suffix entirely. But that needs an ack from Daniel or Dave.
Best regards Thomas
-DanielBest regards,
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