Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 9 Mar 2008 23:00:25 +0100 | From | Ondrej Zajicek <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/4] gxfb: Replace FBSIZE config option with a kernel argument |
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On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 08:19:50PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote: > > assuming this is historical at this point, and manual options parsing can > > be removed from all fb drivers at this point, or is there another reason > > why manual parsing would be necessary? > > > > Could I get an answer from the fbdevel folks about this? It looks like > the fb_get_options stuff is there for backwards compatibility.
I think so. I used fb_get_options() in arkfb and vt8623fb for mode option only. Universal notation module.option=value is much nicer than manual options parsing.
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