Re: [PATCH] firmware: sysfb: Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi

Am 17.06.26 um 10:46 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
> Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Hello Thomas,
>
> Thanks for the patch.
>
> > Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated. Enabling it allows to
> > run simpledrm and simplefb on EFI/VESA framebuffers. Doing this
> > is discouraged in favor of using efidrm and vesadrm.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks. The sashiko bot detected some inconsistencies in the docs, so 
there will be a v2 of this patch.

> Do you know what the policy is for removal? For example,
> how many Linux releases should we wait for this to go away?

IDK. I'd wait for 2 or 3 releases after this lands and then remove it. 
It's a small change with a clear upgrade patch after all.

Best regards
Thomas

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