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SubjectRE: [PATCH v6 09/10] arm64: efi: Export screen_info
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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 4:36 PM Michael Kelley <mikelley@microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Hyper-V frame buffer driver may be built as a module, and
> > it needs access to screen_info. So export screen_info.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@microsoft.com>
>
> Is there any chance of using a more modern KMS based driver for the screen
> than the old fbdev subsystem? I had hoped to one day completely remove
> support for the old CONFIG_VIDEO_FBDEV and screen_info from modern
> architectures.
>

The current hyperv_fb.c driver is all we have today for the synthetic Hyper-V
frame buffer device. That driver builds and runs on both ARM64 and x86.

I'm not knowledgeable about video/graphics drivers, but when you
say "a more modern KMS based driver", are you meaning one based on
DRM & KMS? Does DRM make sense for a "dumb" frame buffer device?
Are there any drivers that would be a good pattern to look at?

Michael

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