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

From: Julian Braha

Date: Wed Jun 17 2026 - 12:48:59 EST


Hi Thomas,

On 6/17/26 09:17, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated. Enabling it allows to

> config SYSFB_SIMPLEFB
> - bool "Mark VGA/VBE/EFI FB as generic system framebuffer"
> + bool "Mark VGA/VBE/EFI FB as generic system framebuffer (deprecated)"

In v2, I think it also makes sense to add the 'transitional' attribute
to the Kconfig entry to help phase it out.

Also see this patch message for an explanation of 'transitional':
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250923213422.1105654-2-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/

- Julian Braha