Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] fbtft: Unorphan the driver for maintenance

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On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 12:18:30PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On 1/26/22 11:59, Helge Deller wrote:
> > On 1/26/22 11:02, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >> P.S. For the record, I will personally NAK any attempts to remove that
> >> driver from the kernel. And this is another point why it's better not
> >> to be under the staging.
> > 
> > I agree. Same as for me to NAK the disabling of fbcon's acceleration
> > features or even attempting to remove fbdev altogether (unless all
> > relevant drivers are ported to DRM).
> > 
> 
> But that will never happen if we keep moving the goal post.
> 
> At some point new fbdev drivers should not be added anymore, otherwise
> the number of existing drivers that need conversion will keep growing.

This thread is not about adding a new driver.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko






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