# Re: \[PATCH 0/3\] fbdev: Guard sysfs interfaces under CONFIG\_FB\_DEVICE

- From: Thomas Zimmermann \<tzimmermann@suse.de\>
- Date: 2025-12-09 07:27:30 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2025/12/3328159
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2025/12/3328044/t.md

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Hi

Am 09.12.25 um 05:27 schrieb Chintan Patel:
> Hi all,
>
> This small series makes several legacy fbdev drivers buildable with
> CONFIG_FB_DEVICE=n. Currently, multiple fbdev drivers rely on fb_info->dev
> and sysfs attribute registration unconditionally, which leads to build
> failures whenever FB_DEVICE is disabled.
>
> Thomas previously noted that FB_DEVICE should eventually become optional
> and that drivers should not depend on sysfs or fb_info->dev being present
> unless the Kconfig explicitly selects it. This series pushes in that
> direction by tightening the FB_DEVICE dependency boundary without changing
> any runtime behaviour when FB_DEVICE=y.
>
> What this series does *not* change
>
> - No functional behaviour changes when FB_DEVICE=y.
> - No removal of sysfs interfaces.
> - No changes to fbops, memory allocation, or display update paths.
>
> Build & test coverage
>
> Tested with the following combinations:
>
> 1. **FB=y, FB_DEVICE=y**
>     - Baseline configuration; no regressions expected.
>
> 2. **FB=y, FB_DEVICE=n**
>     - Drivers build successfully.
>     - No sysfs attributes are created.
>     - fbdev devices operate normally (where applicable).
>
> 3. **FB=n**
>     - Drivers depend on FB, so they properly do not build, unchanged.
>
> Motivation
>
> This moves fbdev closer to supporting FB_DEVICE as truly optional, helps
> reduce Kconfig entanglement, and clears several long-standing TODO items
> as suggested by Thomas Zimmermann around legacy sysfs usage inside fbdev
> drivers.
>
> Feedback is welcome, especially on whether the guard boundaries around
> sysfs are placed correctly or whether more logic should be pulled under
> CONFIG_FB_DEVICE.

I left a comment on the first patch. If things still build nicely, then

Acked-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>

for the series.

Best regards
Thomas

>
> Thanks,
> Chintan
>
> Chintan Patel (3):
>    fbtft: Make sysfs and dev_*() logging conditional on FB_DEVICE
>    omapfb: Guard sysfs code under CONFIG_FB_DEVICE
>    sh_mobile_lcdc: Guard overlay sysfs interfaces under CONFIG_FB_DEVICE
>
>   drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c            | 20 +++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c           |  8 ++++++++
>   drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/Kconfig      |  2 +-
>   .../video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-sysfs.c   | 11 ++++++++++
>   drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c        |  4 ++++
>   5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
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