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Date:   Mon, 2 Sep 2019 16:40:07 +0200
From:   Fredrik Noring <noring@nocrew.org>
To:     Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@flygoat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 094/120] MIPS: PS2: FB: Frame buffer driver for the
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Hi Jiaxun Yang,

> According to kernel policy[1] no more new FBDev driver would be accepted.
> 
> Please refactor it to DRM.

I had the impression that the DRM does not support a kernel console?

Standard hardware, on its part, does not have a serial port or similar
alternatives that could easily function as a console, unfortunately.

Fredrik