On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 07:38:01PM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: > Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 12:51:02AM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: > >> This patch series splits the fbdev core support in two different Kconfig > >> symbols: FB and FB_CORE. The motivation for this is to allow CONFIG_FB to > >> be disabled, while still having the the core fbdev support needed for the > >> CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION to be enabled. The motivation is automatically > >> disabling all fbdev drivers instead of having to be disabled individually. > >> > >> The reason for doing this is that now with simpledrm, there's no need for > >> the legacy fbdev (e.g: efifb or vesafb) drivers anymore and many distros > > > > How does simpledrm works with earlycon=efi? > > > > simpledrm isn't for earlycon. For that you use a different driver (i.e: > drivers/firmware/efi/earlycon.c). I'm just talking about fbdev drivers > here that could be replaced by simpledrm. So, efifb can't be replaced. Please, fix your cover letter to reduce false impression of the scope of usage of the simpledrm. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
