Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] drm/fb-helper: improve DRM fbdev emulation device names | From | Javier Martinez Canillas <> | Date | Fri, 21 May 2021 19:18:33 +0200 |
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On 5/21/21 6:53 PM, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
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>> >> So what with all the drivers which do _not_ have drm in their name? Also >> I'm never sure how much these are uapi or not ... >
That someone could threat as an uapi is a fair point indeed.
> Why do we need a suffix anyway? >
Yes, I thought the same and was torn about posting a patch to just remove the suffix. I don't think users care that much if is a fb device from a fbdev driver or a DRM driver using the fbdev emulation.
>> -Daniel >>
Best regards, -- Javier Martinez Canillas Software Engineer New Platform Technologies Enablement team RHEL Engineering
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