Re: [PATCH] m68k: defconfig: Update virt_defconfig for v6.6-rc3

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Laurent,

On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:44 AM Laurent Vivier <laurent@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Le 29/09/2023 à 11:01, Geert Uytterhoeven a écrit :
> >    - Enable CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION and CONFIG_FB_DEVICE (no longer
> >      auto-enabled since commit bb6c4507fe825f1b ("drm: fix up fbdev
> >      Kconfig defaults")),
> >    - Drop CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y (auto-enabled since commit
> >      bb6c4507fe825f1b ("drm: fix up fbdev Kconfig defaults")).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Perhaps CONFIG_FB_DEVICE should not be enabled?
>
> Why do you think it should not be enabled?

Because virt uses virtio_gpudrm.

> I think X was needing this to work on m68k.

Perhaps a version of X or Wayland can work with virtio_gpudrm
directly, without needing DRM's fbdev emulation and /dev/fb0?

DRM's fbdev emulation is still needed for the text console, of course.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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