Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] fbtft: Unorphan the driver for maintenance

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 02:47:33PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On 1/26/22 14:27, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 12:18:30PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> >> On 1/26/22 11:59, Helge Deller wrote:
> >>> On 1/26/22 11:02, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

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> >>>> P.S. For the record, I will personally NAK any attempts to remove that
> >>>> driver from the kernel. And this is another point why it's better not
> >>>> to be under the staging.
> >>>
> >>> I agree. Same as for me to NAK the disabling of fbcon's acceleration
> >>> features or even attempting to remove fbdev altogether (unless all
> >>> relevant drivers are ported to DRM).
> >>
> >> But that will never happen if we keep moving the goal post.
> >>
> >> At some point new fbdev drivers should not be added anymore, otherwise
> >> the number of existing drivers that need conversion will keep growing.
> > 
> > This thread is not about adding a new driver.
> 
> It was about adding a new drivers to drivers/video/ (taken from staging).

Does it mean gates are open to take any new fbdev drivers to the staging?
If not, I do not see a point here.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko