[PATCH 2/5] fbdev: Give atafb proper parent
From: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-08-14 03:17:56
Also in:
linux-m68k
Subsystem:
framebuffer layer, the rest · Maintainers:
Helge Deller, Linus Torvalds
From: Miro Kropacek <redacted> The atafb fb device registers no parent, causing a missing symlink (/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device). Xorg fbdevhw driver looks for that symlink when scanning for devices, so add a parent node for atafb. Signed-off-by: Miro Kropacek <redacted> Reviewed-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@gmail.com> Cc: <redacted> Link: https://lists.debian.org/debian-68k/2026/08/msg00000.html --- drivers/video/fbdev/atafb.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/atafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/atafb.c
index b8ed1c537293..3d540803dc2b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/atafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/atafb.c@@ -3101,6 +3101,11 @@ static int __init atafb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) #endif /* ATAFB_EXT */ // strcpy(fb_info.mode->name, "Atari Builtin "); + /* Parent the fb device properly: without this fb0 registers as a + * virtual sysfs device with no /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device link, + * which makes Xorg's fbdevhw reject it ("No devices detected"). + */ + fb_info.device = &pdev->dev; fb_info.fbops = &atafb_ops; // try to set default (detected; requested) var do_fb_set_var(&atafb_predefined[default_par - 1], 1);
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