# Re: \[PATCH 1/4\] viafb: kill lcd\_panel\_id

- From: Chris Ball \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-03-13 16:10:21 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/03/3689310
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/03/3689310/t.md

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Hi Florian,

On Sat, Mar 12 2011, Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> This patch removes all internal uses of another mostly artificial
> value. It does duplicate the information of the maximum resolution and
> it is not flexible as only a few resolutions exist. Hence it is better
> to remove it and clean the mess up.
> No runtime change expected.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>

We're passing viafb_lcd_panel_id at boot-time on OLPC XO-1.5.
Won't this break boot for us, and anyone else who needs to use it?

Thanks,

- Chris.
-- 
Chris Ball   [ref]   <http://printf.net/>
One Laptop Per Child
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