Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] fbdev: fbmem: avoid exporting fb_center_logo

From: Peter Rosin
Date: Thu Aug 29 2019 - 03:08:34 EST


On 2019-08-27 13:35, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 1:09 PM Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The variable is only ever used from fbcon.c which is linked into the
>> same module. Therefore, the export is not needed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> But note that the same is true for fb_class, so perhaps it can be added
> (or better, removed ;-)?

Right. Someone please let me know if 3/3 needs to be extended. I'm also
happy to just drop it...

> Once drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon.c stops abusing registered_fb[]
> and num_registered_fb, those can go, too.
>
> Does anyone remembe why au1200fb calls fb_prepare_logo() and fb_show_logo()
> itself?

Maybe there should be a small drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.h file (or
something) with these "internal" declarations, to hide some clutter currently
in include/linux/fb.h?

Feels like that could be done later, after these other cleanups you mention,
so that the new file has a few more things to declare.

Cheers,
Peter