Hi Javier,
>
> >>>
> >>> - if (vgacon_text_force() && i915_modparams.modeset == -1)
> >>> + ret = drm_drv_enabled(&driver);
> >>
> >> You pass the local driver variable here - which looks wrong as this is
> >> not the same as the driver variable declared in another file.
> >
>
> Yes, Jani mentioned it already. I got confused and thought that the driver
> variable was also defined in the same compilation unit...
>
> Maybe I could squash the following change?
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
> index b18a250e5d2e..b8f399b76363 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
> @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
> #include "intel_region_ttm.h"
> #include "vlv_suspend.h"
>
> -static const struct drm_driver driver;
> +const struct drm_driver driver;
No, variables with such a generic name will clash.
Just add a
const drm_driver * i915_drm_driver(void)
{
return &driver;
}
And then use this function to access the drm_driver variable.
Sam