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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst index 59f63f1d7680..acca232b025b 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst @@ -201,13 +201,28 @@ Convert drivers to use drm_fbdev_generic_setup() ------------------------------------------------ Most drivers can use drm_fbdev_generic_setup(). Driver have to implement -atomic modesetting and GEM vmap support. Current generic fbdev emulation -expects the framebuffer in system memory (or system-like memory). +atomic modesetting and GEM vmap support. Historically, generic fbdev emulation +expected the framebuffer in system memory or system-like memory. By employing +struct dma_buf_map, drivers with frambuffers in I/O memory can be supported +as well. Contact: Maintainer of the driver you plan to convert Level: Intermediate +Reimplement functions in drm_fbdev_fb_ops without fbdev +------------------------------------------------------- + +A number of callback functions in drm_fbdev_fb_ops could benefit from +being rewritten without dependencies on the fbdev module. Some of the +helpers could further benefit from using struct dma_buf_map instead of +raw pointers. + +Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>, Daniel Vetter + +Level: Advanced + + drm_framebuffer_funcs and drm_mode_config_funcs.fb_create cleanup ----------------------------------------------------------------- |