[PATCH v3 3/4] simplefb: Change simplefb_init from module_init to fs_initcall

Tomi Valkeinen tomi.valkeinen at ti.com
Thu Nov 13 06:32:42 PST 2014


On 13/11/14 15:34, Hans de Goede wrote:
> One of the reasons for having the simplefb nodes in /chosen, and doing
> explicit enumeration of the nodes there, is too allow enumerating them sooner,
> so that we get a console earlier on.
> 
> Doing this earlier then fs_initcall is not useful, since the fb only turns into
> a console when fbcon intializes, which is a fs_initcall too.

The above text is slightly confusing, as fbcon initializes at
module_init time. You only change it in the next patch. I can move the
fbcon change to be the first patch when applying, if there are no more
versions sent.

 Tomi


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