[linux-sunxi] Re: [PATCH 4/4] simplefb: add clock handling code

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:22 PM, jonsmirl at gmail.com <jonsmirl at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2) We don't want to hardcode these clocks into the kernel (sunxi) clk
>> driver, instead the bootloader should tell the kernel about these clocks.
>>
>> So the only point of discussion left seems to be how to do 2...
>
> Wouldn't it be a lot simpler just to use existing fbdev (not KMS) and
> whip together a device specific driver that claims the proper
> resources? And just implement the minimal about of fbdev possible?
> fbdev already is a driver library.

Like... drivers/video/fbdev/offb.c?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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