[PATCH 2/2] fbdev: Add support for the nomodeset kernel parameter

Helge Deller deller at gmx.de
Fri Nov 11 10:49:53 UTC 2022


On 11/11/22 10:49, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On 11/8/22 09:16, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Hi
>
> [...]
>
>>
>> My proposal would be to add a little helper to fbdev that includes your
>> suggestions:
>>
>>     bool fb_modesetting_disabled(const char *drvname)
>>     {
>>        fwonly = video_firmware_drivers_only()
>>        if (fbonly && drvname)
>> 	pr_warn("")
>>        return fbonly;
>>     }

I'm still wondering why you can't simply merge it with what is printed in
  [1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c#L18

Other than that, your the proposal is okay, if you adjust your patches to
call this new function "fb_modesetting_disabled()" instead of
calling video_firmware_drivers_only() like this:

> +    if (video_firmware_drivers_only())
> +        return -ENODEV;

Helge


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