Re: Patch submission preferences: request_mem_region changes in fbdev drivers

[Chintan Patel]

On 6/10/26 00:47, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Hi
>
> Am 10.06.26 um 05:58 schrieb Chintan Patel:
> > Hello Thomas,
> >
> > I'm preparing patches to add proper memory-region requests across 
> > legacy fbdev drivers (use of request_mem_region/pci_request_region/ 
> > devm_request_mem_region where appropriate) to avoid conflicts between 
> > fbdev and DRM drivers. I’ve started making changes (examples: 
> > pvr2fb.c, macfb.c, cyber2000fb.c, xilinxfb.c).
> >
> > Before I prepare a patch series, could you please advise:
> >
> > Preferred format: a single combined patch or a series of smaller 
> > patches? If a series, do you prefer one patch per driver file, per 
> > driver family, or grouped another way?
> > Any drivers or areas to exclude or treat specially (e.g., vga16fb or 
> > VGA-exclusive ranges)?
> > Any tests or checks you expect before posting (build, boot smoke 
> > tests, Kconfig options to verify)?
> > I can prepare an initial series and send it for review; I’ll follow 
> > your preferred format. Thanks for guidance.
>
> Please send one patch per driver. The rest is up to you.
Thank you ! Will send soon!