Re: [PATCH] firmware: sysfb: Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated
From: Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-06-17 16:45:34
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Hi Thomas, On 6/17/26 09:17, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
Mark CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB as deprecated. Enabling it allows to
config SYSFB_SIMPLEFB - bool "Mark VGA/VBE/EFI FB as generic system framebuffer" + bool "Mark VGA/VBE/EFI FB as generic system framebuffer (deprecated)"
In v2, I think it also makes sense to add the 'transitional' attribute to the Kconfig entry to help phase it out. Also see this patch message for an explanation of 'transitional': https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250923213422.1105654-2-kees@kernel.org/ (local) - Julian Braha