[PATCH 11/20] drm/imx: Use drm_fbdev_generic_setup()

Noralf Trønnes noralf at tronnes.org
Tue Sep 25 09:48:07 UTC 2018


Den 14.09.2018 13.42, skrev Philipp Zabel:
> Hi Noralf,
>
> On Sat, 2018-09-08 at 15:46 +0200, Noralf Trønnes wrote:
>> The CMA helper is already using the drm_fb_helper_generic_probe part of
>> the generic fbdev emulation. This patch makes full use of the generic
>> fbdev emulation by using its drm_client callbacks. This means that
>> drm_mode_config_funcs->output_poll_changed and drm_driver->lastclose are
>> now handled by the emulation code. Additionally fbdev unregister happens
>> automatically on drm_dev_unregister().
>>
>> The drm_fbdev_generic_setup() call is put after drm_dev_register() in the
>> driver. This is done to highlight the fact that fbdev emulation is an
>> internal client that makes use of the driver, it is not part of the
>> driver as such. If fbdev setup fails, an error is printed, but the driver
>> succeeds probing.
>>
>> CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION wasn't honoured by the CMA helper, but it is by
>> drm_fb_helper.
>>
>> Cc: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel at pengutronix.de>
>> Signed-off-by: Noralf Trønnes <noralf at tronnes.org>
> Tested-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel at pengutronix.de>
> Acked-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel at pengutronix.de>

Applied to drm-misc-next, thanks.

Noralf.

> regards
> Philipp



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