[PATCH] drm/fb-helper: improve DRM fbdev emulation device names

[Javier Martinez Canillas]

On 5/21/21 6:53 PM, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:

[snip]

>>
>> So what with all the drivers which do _not_ have drm in their name? Also
>> I'm never sure how much these are uapi or not ...
>

That someone could threat as an uapi is a fair point indeed.
 
> Why do we need a suffix anyway?
> 

Yes, I thought the same and was torn about posting a patch to just remove
the suffix. I don't think users care that much if is a fb device from a
fbdev driver or a DRM driver using the fbdev emulation.

>> -Daniel
>>

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Software Engineer
New Platform Technologies Enablement team
RHEL Engineering