On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 05:05:30PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: > Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 3:39 AM Javier Martinez Canillas > > <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> > On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 4:21 AM Javier Martinez Canillas > > [...] > > >> > >> > However, there might be one other issue with that and this fix. The DT > >> > simplefb can have resources such as clocks and regulators. With > >> > fw_devlink, the driver won't probe until those dependencies are met. > >> > So if you want the framebuffer console up early, then you may want to > >> > register the EFI framebuffer first and then handoff to the DT simplefb > >> > when it probes (rather than registering the device). > >> > > >> > But I agree, probably better to take this patch now and have those > >> > quirks instead of flat out not working. > >> > > >> > >> If we do that what's the plan? Are you thinking about merging this patch > >> through your OF tree or do you want to go through drm-misc with your ack? > > > > I can take it. Do we need this in 6.7 and stable? > > > > IMO this can wait for v6.8 since is not a fix for a change introduced in > the v6.7 merge window and something that only happens on a very specific > setup (DT systems booting with u-boot EFI and providing an EFI-GOP table). > > Also the -rc cycle is already in -rc5, so it seems risky to push a change > at this point. And distros can pick the patch if want to have it earlier. Okay, I've applied it for 6.8. Rob
