[PATCH v4 1/2] firmware: sysfb: Add a sysfb_handles_screen_info() helper function
Thomas Zimmermann
tzimmermann at suse.de
Mon Sep 16 14:26:34 UTC 2024
Am 16.09.24 um 13:00 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
> That can be used by drivers to check if the Generic System Framebuffers
> (sysfb) support can handle the data contained in the global screen_info.
>
> Drivers might need this information to know if have to setup the system
> framebuffer, or if they have to delegate this action to sysfb instead.
>
> Suggested-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm at redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de>
> ---
>
> Changes in v4:
> - New patch to add sysfb_handles_screen_info() helper (Thomas Zimmermann).
>
> drivers/firmware/sysfb.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/sysfb.h | 7 +++++++
> 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c b/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
> index 02a07d3d0d40..770e74be14f3 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
> @@ -77,6 +77,25 @@ void sysfb_disable(struct device *dev)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfb_disable);
>
> +/**
> + * sysfb_handles_screen_info() - reports if sysfb handles the global screen_info
> + *
> + * Callers can use sysfb_handles_screen_info() to determine whether the Generic
> + * System Framebuffers (sysfb) can handle the global screen_info data structure
> + * or not. Drivers might need this information to know if they have to setup the
> + * system framebuffer, or if they have to delegate this action to sysfb instead.
> + *
> + * Returns:
> + * True if sysfb handles the global screen_info data structure.
> + */
> +bool sysfb_handles_screen_info(void)
> +{
> + const struct screen_info *si = &screen_info;
> +
> + return !!screen_info_video_type(si);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfb_handles_screen_info);
> +
> #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
> static bool sysfb_pci_dev_is_enabled(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> {
> diff --git a/include/linux/sysfb.h b/include/linux/sysfb.h
> index bef5f06a91de..07cbab516942 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sysfb.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sysfb.h
> @@ -60,12 +60,19 @@ struct efifb_dmi_info {
>
> void sysfb_disable(struct device *dev);
>
> +bool sysfb_handles_screen_info(void);
> +
> #else /* CONFIG_SYSFB */
>
> static inline void sysfb_disable(struct device *dev)
> {
> }
>
> +static inline bool sysfb_handles_screen_info(void)
> +{
> + return false;
> +}
> +
> #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFB */
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
--
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstrasse 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany
GF: Ivo Totev, Andrew Myers, Andrew McDonald, Boudien Moerman
HRB 36809 (AG Nuernberg)
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