Thread (13 messages) 13 messages, 4 authors, 2026-01-11

[PATCH v4 1/4] fb: Add dev_of_fbinfo() helper for optional sysfs support

From: Chintan Patel <hidden>
Date: 2026-01-07 04:43:15
Also in: linux-fbdev, linux-omap, linux-staging, lkml
Subsystem: framebuffer layer, the rest · Maintainers: Helge Deller, Linus Torvalds

Add dev_of_fbinfo() to return the framebuffer struct device when
CONFIG_FB_DEVICE is enabled, or NULL otherwise.

This allows fbdev drivers to use sysfs interfaces via runtime checks
instead of CONFIG_FB_DEVICE ifdefs, keeping the code clean while
remaining fully buildable.

Suggested-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Reviewed-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Chintan Patel <redacted>
---
 include/linux/fb.h | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index 05cc251035da..dad3fb61a06a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -628,6 +628,15 @@ static inline void unlock_fb_info(struct fb_info *info)
 	mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
 }
 
+static inline struct device *dev_of_fbinfo(const struct fb_info *info)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_DEVICE
+	return info->dev;
+#else
+	return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline void __fb_pad_aligned_buffer(u8 *dst, u32 d_pitch,
 					   u8 *src, u32 s_pitch, u32 height)
 {
-- 
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