Re: [PATCH v3 16/19] arch/sh: Implement <asm/fb.h> with generic helpers

Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>
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Am 17.04.23 um 16:06 schrieb Thomas Zimmermann:
> Hi
> 
> Am 17.04.23 um 15:02 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz:
>> Hi Thomas!
>>
>> On Mon, 2023-04-17 at 14:56 +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>>> Replace the architecture's fbdev helpers with the generic
>>> ones from <asm-generic/fb.h>. No functional changes.
>>>
>>> v2:
>>>     * use default implementation for fb_pgprotect() (Arnd)
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: Yoshinori Sato <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: Rich Felker <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <[email protected]>
>>> ---
>>>   arch/sh/include/asm/fb.h | 15 +--------------
>>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/fb.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/fb.h
>>> index 9a0bca2686fd..19df13ee9ca7 100644
>>> --- a/arch/sh/include/asm/fb.h
>>> +++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/fb.h
>>> @@ -2,19 +2,6 @@
>>>   #ifndef _ASM_FB_H_
>>>   #define _ASM_FB_H_
>>> -#include <linux/fb.h>
>>> -#include <linux/fs.h>
>>> -#include <asm/page.h>
>>> -
>>> -static inline void fb_pgprotect(struct file *file, struct 
>>> vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> -                unsigned long off)
>>> -{
>>> -    vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_writecombine(vma->vm_page_prot);
>>> -}
>>
>> Looking at the macro in asm-generic/fb.h, fb_pgprotect() is being 
>> replaced with
>> a no-op function. Is that intentional? Can you briefly explain the 
>> background
>> for this change?
> 
> Patch 01 of this patchset changes the generic fb_pgprotect() to set 
> pgprot_writecombine(). So on SH, there should be no change at all.

In case you didn't receive that patch:

   https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/532493/?series=116157&rev=3

> 
> Best regards
> Thomas
> 
>>
>>> -static inline int fb_is_primary_device(struct fb_info *info)
>>> -{
>>> -    return 0;
>>> -}
>>> +#include <asm-generic/fb.h>
>>>   #endif /* _ASM_FB_H_ */
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Adrian
>>
> 

-- 
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
Geschäftsführer: Ivo Totev
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