(subset) [PATCH v2 00/15] backlight: Do not include <linux/fb.h> in header file

Lee Jones lee at kernel.org
Wed Oct 1 06:43:48 PDT 2025


On Tue, 16 Sep 2025, Lee Jones wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:24:37 +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> > Remove the final dependencies on fbdev from the backlight subsystem.
> > This is really just the include of <linux/fb.h> in backlight, but it
> > has some fallout in other code.
> > 
> > Patches 1 to 14 fix all the implicit includes that come from fb.h
> > throughout the kernel. It's all trivial, but touches various drivers.
> > Maintainers are in CC. Patch 15 fixes the backlight header.
> > 
> > [...]
> 
> Applied, thanks!
> 
> [06/15] backlight: Include <linux/of.h>
>         commit: b12224c28d84d054dfb680c05cda61d1e2584bf5
> [07/15] backlight: apple_dwi_bl: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>         commit: 945e411acde3800234d506f4304203a9b11890f8
> [08/15] backlight: as3711_bl: Include <linux/of.h>
>         commit: 6789cd935a57464deaacdd14c84bc026aa228e72
> [09/15] backlight: da9052_bl: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>         commit: e2e76f67bdbbc7b8df608e3dd1028059d838871e
> [10/15] backlight: jornada720: Include <linux/io.h>
>         commit: ce4bb1a2f1cbcd5f6471f74ee5c7e1443a4cfd84
> [11/15] backlight: ktd2801: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>         commit: 5f60004f152b432c6ae5dbacc172adc1fa215825
> [12/15] backlight: led_bl: Include <linux/of.h>
>         commit: b38ed7c05a35f3a029c2fc5e43a94aa81e2ac843
> [13/15] backlight: rave-sp: Include <linux/of.h> and <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>         commit: 246da2b48e2ce973db255fc4b6faf42f73c03114
> [14/15] backlight: rt4831: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>         commit: ba3b29a639fe5173033914db6ee58d8d9bb86aba

> [15/15] backlight: Do not include <linux/fb.h> in header file
>         commit: 9f218f9bb9d274b9d5d48a4c95e1b199141fc1f2

I have removed this commit from Backlight, since it was causing too many
issues.  Please resubmit it once the merge-window is closed.

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]



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