Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] fbdev: Internalize fbcon

[Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>]

On 5/22/26 14:28, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Turn fbcon into an internal client of fbdev. Manage all interactions
> with graphics drivers within fbdev. Add helpers for these tasks and
> convert drivers.
> 
> Fbdev's PS3 and SH-Mobile drivers update fbcon as part of user-invoked
> mode changes. Call the new helpers, which also fix inconsistencies
> among the various code paths.
> 
> Vga-switcheroo remaps the fbcon terminals when switching physical
> outputs. For now, hide this in another helper. The call will later
> move into DRM's fbdev emulation.
> 
> When all refactoring in place, fbdev manages fbcon interactions by
> itself. Remove the public interfaces.
> 
> v2:
> - use '#if defined' (Helge)
> 
> Thomas Zimmermann (4):
>    fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper
>    fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_blank() in helper
>    fbdev: Wrap fbcon updates from vga-switcheroo in helper
>    fbdev: Do not export fbcon from fbdev
> 
>   MAINTAINERS                            |  1 -
>   drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c       |  6 +--
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c   | 12 ++----
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_internal.h |  1 +
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c       |  3 --
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h       | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c       | 35 +++++++++++++++-
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c     |  9 +----
>   drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c            |  5 +--
>   drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c |  5 +--
>   include/linux/fb.h                     |  3 ++
>   include/linux/fbcon.h                  | 55 --------------------------
>   12 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)
>   delete mode 100644 include/linux/fbcon.h

series applied to fbdev git tree.
Thanks!
Helge