[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 1/2] drm: Add a drm_drv_enabled() to check if drivers should be enabled

Thomas Zimmermann tzimmermann at suse.de
Fri Nov 5 13:00:23 UTC 2021


Hi

Am 05.11.21 um 13:00 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
> On 11/5/21 11:04, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Fri, 05 Nov 2021, Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>>
>>> Do you envision other condition that could be added later to disable a
>>> DRM driver ? Or do you think that just from a code readability point of
>>> view makes worth it ?
>>
>> Taking a step back for perspective.
>>
>> I think there's broad consensus in moving the parameter to drm, naming
>> the check function to drm_something_something(), and breaking the ties
>> to CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE. I appreciate the work you're doing to that
>> effect.
>>
> 
> Thanks, I appreciate your feedback and comments.
>   
>> I think everything beyond that is still a bit vague and/or
>> contentious. So how about making the first 2-3 patches just that?
>> Something we can all agree on, makes good progress, improves the kernel,
>> and gives us something to build on?
>>
> 
> That works for me. Thomas, do you agree with that approach ?

Sure. I think that's more or less what I proposed in my reply to that mail.

Best regards
Thomas

>   
> Best regards,
> 

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