Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] fbdev: Move core fbdev symbols to a separate Kconfig file

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Fri, Jul 14, 2023, at 19:16, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> The drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig defines both symbols for fbdev drivers and
> core fbdev symbols, that can be enabled independently of the fbdev drivers.
>
> Split the Kconfig in two, one that only has the symbols for fbdev drivers
> and another one that contains the fbdev core symbols.
>
> Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

While testing this patch series, I noticed a conflict against
Thomas Zimmermann's series for FB_SYS_HELPERS_DEFERRED, so you'll
have to adapt the patches in order to apply them on top.

> +
> +config FB_HECUBA
> +	tristate
> +	depends on FB
> +	depends on FB_DEFERRED_IO
> +
> +config FB_SVGALIB
> +	tristate
> +	depends on FB
> +	help
> +	  Common utility functions useful to fbdev drivers of VGA-based
> +	  cards.
> +
> +config FB_MACMODES
> +	tristate
> +	depends on FB
> +

The FB_HECUBA now needs 'FB_SYS_HELPERS_DEFERRED' instead
of 'FB_DEFERRED_IO', which is the change done in the other
patch. I think the best way of doing that would be to just
not move the three symbols above to core/Kconfig but leave them
in place, as they are all just helper modules for some other
drivers, rather than core code.

      Arnd