[PATCH 2/8] firmware: efi: Never declare sysfb_primary_display on x86
Thomas Zimmermann
tzimmermann at suse.de
Wed Apr 8 07:07:50 PDT 2026
Hi
Am 08.04.26 um 15:45 schrieb Ard Biesheuvel:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> On Thu, 2 Apr 2026, at 11:09, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> The x86 architecture comes with its own instance of the global
>> state variable sysfb_primary_display. Never declare it in the EFI
>> subsystem. Fix the test for CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID accordingly.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de>
>> Fixes: e65ca1646311 ("efi: export sysfb_primary_display for EDID")
>> Cc: kernel test robot <lkp at intel.com>
>> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
>> Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de>
>> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
>> Cc: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>
>> Cc: linux-efi at vger.kernel.org
>> ---
>> drivers/firmware/efi/efi-init.c | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
> Should this be sent out as a fix?
Yes, please.
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