[PATCH v6 1/4] video: Add auxiliary display drivers to Graphics support menu

Javier Martinez Canillas javierm at redhat.com
Sat Jul 22 00:50:28 UTC 2023


Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis at gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 2:13 AM Javier Martinez Canillas
> <javierm at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Oh, interesting. I wonder why that couldn't had been a fbdev driver then
>> using FB_VISUAL_MONO01? I'll reword then the commit message before apply
>> to the following instead:
>
> It is :)
>
>     .type = FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS,
>     .visual = FB_VISUAL_MONO10,
>

Ah! Should had read the driver before commenting then :)

> The original distinction was more about having a place where to put
> small, simple displays that were not your usual "screen", where you
> would typically draw a custom UI, probably controlled with a few
> custom buttons, etc.
>

Got it. Then that's yet another argument for adding the auxdisplay
drivers under the same "Graphics support" menu.

>> Perfect, thanks!
>
> My pleasure!
>
> Cheers,
> Miguel
>

-- 
Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat



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