Webb23 jan. 2014 · It allows to register firmware-framebuffers with the system as platform-devices. This way, drivers can properly bind to these devices and we prevent multiple … Webb22 apr. 2024 · This is needed because the The Framebuffer Console (fbcon) needs an fbdev device to bind. But fortunately the DRM subsystem provides a generic fbdev …
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WebbThe Nvidia driver relied on the legacy efifb driver to have a Framebuffer Device ( fbdev) bound to the Framebuffer Console ( fbcon ). Since Fedora 36 replaced all the fbdev drivers with the simpledrm driver, efifb is not present anymore which leads to not having VT consoles with the Nvidia driver. Webb27 apr. 2024 · For now, simpledrm will replace fbdev, but it's not yet possible to completely remove this, partly because fbcon, the kernel console driver, requires it. Once the old fbdev device is gone, the plan is that Fedora 37 will continue this process by removing the X.org drivers for both fbdev and the generic VESA driver. byron hebert
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WebbMany example drivers for simple display devices in drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ dir. DRM has a lot of helpers for drivers authors to avoid boilerplate code. Probably one of the subsystems with the best documentation. The DRM community is just superb and very helpful. Process followed to port the fbdev drivers WebbLKML Archive on lore.kernel.org help / color / mirror / Atom feed * [PATCH v3 0/3] drm/simpledrm: Apple M1 / DT platform support fixes @ 2024-12-12 6:24 Hector Martin 2024-12-12 6:24 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] of: Move simple-framebuffer device handling from simplefb to of Hector Martin ` (3 more replies) 0 siblings, 4 replies; 16+ messages in … clothing from movies and tv