Re: [PATCH] fb: split out framebuffer initialization from allocation

Timur Tabi wrote:

Introduce functions framebuffer_init() and framebuffer_cleanup() to allow
the initialization of a user-allocated fb_info object.

framebuffer_alloc() allows for appending a private data structure when it
allocates the fb_info object.  However, a driver that registers multiple
framebuffers for one device may also need another private data structure
for the device itself.  framebuffer_init() allows such drivers to store
the fb_info objects in the device-specific private data structure,
thereby simplifying memory allocation.

Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <redacted>

Florian,

Any comments on this patch?  If you're okay with the change, I want to take advantage of it in my framebuffer driver.

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Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale