Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 May 2013 08:50:32 +0800 | From | Chen Gang <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] arm64: kernel: need extern variable 'screen_info' for related driver using. |
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On 05/21/2013 09:15 PM, Catalin Marinas wrote: > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:13:08AM +0100, Chen Gang wrote: >> > On 05/21/2013 05:03 PM, Will Deacon wrote: >>> > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 08:51:39AM +0100, Chen Gang wrote: >>>> > >> For me, I still recommend add 'ARM64' in the long list of architectures >>>> > >> for 'VGA_CONSOLE', I have 3 reasons, please check: >>>> > >> >>>> > >> a. current implementation only changes one area which only related with >>>> > >> arm64 and 'VGA_CONSOLE', but if use 'CONFIG_HAVE_VGA_CONSOLE', that will >>>> > >> touch many multiple platforms dependency, at least we need discuss about >>>> > >> it with multiple platforms guys for it, firstly. >>> > > >>> > > That's a weak argument. You might as well propose the cleanup and see what >>> > > people say. >> > >> > Hmm.. I think at least, we need discuss it with the 'final applier' >> > firstly (and now, I even do not know who is the 'final applier'). > Well, you can post the patch to linux-arch, cc'ing the arch maintainers > whose Kconfig files you touch. If there are no comments, it will most > likely be picked by Andrew Morton and sent to Linus (make sure you cc > Andrew as well).
OK, thanks. I will do with PARPORT_PC firstly, I think, it is a better candidate than VGA_CONSOLE.
And excuse me, I have to do another things now, and I think I should finish the PARPORT_PC within this week.
Thanks. -- Chen Gang
Asianux Corporation
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