Re: [RFC] fbdev: remove display subsystem

From: James Simmons
Date: Wed Sep 07 2011 - 12:33:51 EST



> This four year old subsystem does not have a single in-tree user
> not even in staging and as far as I know also none out-of-tree.
> I think that justifies removing it which cleans the config up.

The idea was to provide a frame work for text lcd panels, like for example
the CrystalFontz. Yes no one was interested so I guess having people write
there own console driver will do.

> Signed-off-by: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@xxxxxx>
> Cc: James Simmons <jsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Ack-By: James Simmons <jsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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