[PATCH v2 00/15] backlight: Do not include <linux/fb.h> in header file

Thomas Zimmermann tzimmermann at suse.de
Tue Jun 24 13:45:40 UTC 2025


Remove the final dependencies on fbdev from the backlight subsystem.
This is really just the include of <linux/fb.h> in <linux/backlight.h>,
but it has some fallout in other code.

Patches 1 to 14 fix all the implicit includes that come from fb.h
throughout the kernel. It's all trivial, but touches various drivers.
Maintainers are in CC. Patch 15 fixes the backlight header.

With the series applied the backlight subsystem should be free from
fbdev dependencies.

v2:
- fix jornada720, rave-sp and rt4831 (kernel test robot)

Thomas Zimmermann (15):
  platform/x86: dell-uart-backlight: Use blacklight power constant
  drm/panel: panel-samsung-s6e63m0: Include <linux/of.h>
  drm/panel: panel-samsung-s6e88a0-ams427ap24: Include <linux/of.h>
  drm/panel: panel-summit: Include <linux/of.h>
  fbcon: Add necessary include statements and forward declarations
  backlight: Include <linux/of.h>
  backlight: apple_dwi_bl: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
  backlight: as3711_bl: Include <linux/of.h>
  backlight: da9052_bl: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
  backlight: jornada720: Include <linux/io.h>
  backlight: ktd2801: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
  backlight: led_bl: Include <linux/of.h>
  backlight: rave-sp: Include <linux/of.h> and <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
  backlight: rt4831: Include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
  backlight: Do not include <linux/fb.h> in header file

 drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-s6e63m0.c            | 1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-s6e88a0-ams427ap24.c | 1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-summit.c                     | 1 +
 drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c          | 2 +-
 drivers/video/backlight/apple_dwi_bl.c                   | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/as3711_bl.c                      | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c                      | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c                      | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_bl.c                  | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/ktd2801-backlight.c              | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c                         | 1 +
 drivers/video/backlight/rave-sp-backlight.c              | 2 ++
 drivers/video/backlight/rt4831-backlight.c               | 1 +
 include/linux/backlight.h                                | 1 -
 include/linux/fbcon.h                                    | 7 +++++++
 15 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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2.50.0



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