Re: [PATCH] drm/fb-helper: pass physical dimensions to fbdev

From: David Lechner
Date: Wed Aug 02 2017 - 12:37:15 EST


On 08/02/2017 04:46 AM, Daniel Vetter wrote:
On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 10:26:41AM -0500, David Lechner wrote:
The fbdev subsystem has a place for physical dimensions (width and height
in mm) that is readable by userspace. Since DRM also knows these
dimensions, pass this information to the fbdev device.

Signed-off-by: David Lechner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Still in the wrong function. Also please add some notation about what you
changed when resubmitting a patch (it took me a while to remember that I
replied to you already). That makes patch reviewing more efficient.


Sorry for being so dense. :-/

I did read your first reply at least 10 times. All of the terminology is foreign to me, but after sleeping on it a few days, I think it is slowly soaking into my brain.