From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1010FC3A59E for ; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 14:40:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3F8C21744 for ; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 14:40:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1731524AbfIBOkK (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:40:10 -0400 Received: from pio-pvt-msa1.bahnhof.se ([79.136.2.40]:35476 "EHLO pio-pvt-msa1.bahnhof.se" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1731519AbfIBOkK (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:40:10 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pio-pvt-msa1.bahnhof.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64E51417AD; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 16:40:08 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at bahnhof.se Received: from pio-pvt-msa1.bahnhof.se ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pio-pvt-msa1.bahnhof.se [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Sqv5eylgobSW; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 16:40:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (h-41-252.A163.priv.bahnhof.se [46.59.41.252]) (Authenticated sender: mb547485) by pio-pvt-msa1.bahnhof.se (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 97ACB41797; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 16:40:07 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 16:40:07 +0200 From: Fredrik Noring To: Jiaxun Yang Cc: linux-mips@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 094/120] MIPS: PS2: FB: Frame buffer driver for the PlayStation 2 Message-ID: <20190902144007.GA2479@sx9> References: <4927c42fb3401c42c4c5a077f272331ac79d80b1.1567326213.git.noring@nocrew.org> <1003c9cc-c30e-00a7-7494-4f1cb4862e88@flygoat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1003c9cc-c30e-00a7-7494-4f1cb4862e88@flygoat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: linux-mips-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-mips@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: 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