Re: [PATCH] firmware: sysfb: Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated
Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>
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Hi Am 17.06.26 um 10:46 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas: > Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]> writes: > > Hello Thomas, > > Thanks for the patch. > >> Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated. Enabling it allows to >> run simpledrm and simplefb on EFI/VESA framebuffers. Doing this >> is discouraged in favor of using efidrm and vesadrm. >> >> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]> >> --- > Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <[email protected]> Thanks. The sashiko bot detected some inconsistencies in the docs, so there will be a v2 of this patch. > > Do you know what the policy is for removal? For example, > how many Linux releases should we wait for this to go away? IDK. I'd wait for 2 or 3 releases after this lands and then remove it. It's a small change with a clear upgrade patch after all. Best regards Thomas > -- -- Thomas Zimmermann Graphics Driver Developer SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)