Re: Patch submission preferences: request_mem_region changes in fbdev drivers

Chintan Patel <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-fbdev,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>

On 6/10/26 00:47, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Am 10.06.26 um 05:58 schrieb Chintan Patel:
>> Hello Thomas,
>>
>> I'm preparing patches to add proper memory-region requests across 
>> legacy fbdev drivers (use of request_mem_region/pci_request_region/ 
>> devm_request_mem_region where appropriate) to avoid conflicts between 
>> fbdev and DRM drivers. I’ve started making changes (examples: 
>> pvr2fb.c, macfb.c, cyber2000fb.c, xilinxfb.c).
>>
>> Before I prepare a patch series, could you please advise:
>>
>> Preferred format: a single combined patch or a series of smaller 
>> patches? If a series, do you prefer one patch per driver file, per 
>> driver family, or grouped another way?
>> Any drivers or areas to exclude or treat specially (e.g., vga16fb or 
>> VGA-exclusive ranges)?
>> Any tests or checks you expect before posting (build, boot smoke 
>> tests, Kconfig options to verify)?
>> I can prepare an initial series and send it for review; I’ll follow 
>> your preferred format. Thanks for guidance.
> 
> Please send one patch per driver. The rest is up to you.
> 
Thank you ! Will send soon!
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