Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Helge as fbdev maintainer

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi

Am 17.01.22 um 17:21 schrieb Helge Deller:
> On 1/17/22 16:58, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Am 17.01.22 um 16:42 schrieb Helge Deller:
> > > [...]
> > > > > c) reintroduce the state where fbcon is fast on fbdev. This is important for non-DRM machines,
> > > > >      either when run on native hardware or in an emulator.
> > > > > d) not break DRM development
> > > > >
> > > > > Especially regarding c) I complained in [1] and got no feedback. I really would like to
> > > > > understand where the actual problems were and what's necessary to fix them.
> > > > >
> > > > > Helge
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/feea8303-2b83-fc36-972c-4fc8ad723bde@xxxxxx
> >
> > Seems like few people read linux-fbdev these days.
> > I suggest to partly revert the patch to the point were performance
> > gets better again.

If you want that, you should send a patch.

Best regards
Thomas

> Yes, *please*!
> That would solve my biggest concern.
>
> As far as I can see that's only 2 commits to be reverted:
> b3ec8cdf457e - "fbdev: Garbage collect fbdev scrolling acceleration, part 1 (from TODO list)"
> 39aead8373b3 - "fbcon: Disable accelerated scrolling"for-next-next
>
> I think both were not related to any 0-day bug reports (but again, I might be wrong).
>
> Helge

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Thomas Zimmermann
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