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

[jonsmirl at gmail.com]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert at linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> 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?

I'd probably reclassify drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c as a skeleton
and use it as a template for making device specific versions of it.

I don't see why there is so much resistance to just making device
specific fb drivers.  Whenever the KMS driver gets written just
disable the device specific fb driver in the build.


>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
>                         Geert
>
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