Re: [PATCH -next] fbdev: offb: allow build when DRM_OFDRM=m

From: Michal Suchánek
Date: Wed Nov 23 2022 - 03:38:50 EST


On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 09:02:54AM +0100, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>
> Am 23.11.22 um 04:16 schrieb Randy Dunlap:
> > Fix build when CONFIG_FB_OF=y and CONFIG_DRM_OFDRM=m.
> > When the latter symbol is =m, kconfig downgrades (limits) the 'select's
> > under FB_OF to modular (=m). This causes undefined symbol references:
> >
> > powerpc64-linux-ld: drivers/video/fbdev/offb.o:(.data.rel.ro+0x58): undefined reference to `cfb_fillrect'
> > powerpc64-linux-ld: drivers/video/fbdev/offb.o:(.data.rel.ro+0x60): undefined reference to `cfb_copyarea'
> > powerpc64-linux-ld: drivers/video/fbdev/offb.o:(.data.rel.ro+0x68): undefined reference to `cfb_imageblit'
> >
> > Fix this by allowing FB_OF any time that DRM_OFDRM != y so that the
> > selected FB_CFB_* symbols will become =y instead of =m.
> >
> > In tristate logic (for DRM_OFDRM), this changes the dependency from
> > !DRM_OFDRM == 2 - 1 == 1 => modular only (or disabled)
> > to (boolean)
> > DRM_OFDRM != y == y, allowing the 'select's to cause the
> > FB_CFB_* symbols to =y instead of =m.
> >
> > Fixes: c8a17756c425 ("drm/ofdrm: Add ofdrm for Open Firmware framebuffers")
> > Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-fbdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Acked-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx>

>
> > ---
> > drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff -- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> > --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> > @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ config FB_ATARI
> > config FB_OF
> > bool "Open Firmware frame buffer device support"
> > depends on (FB = y) && PPC && (!PPC_PSERIES || PCI)
> > - depends on !DRM_OFDRM
> > + depends on DRM_OFDRM != y
> > select APERTURE_HELPERS
> > select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
> > select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
>
> --
> Thomas Zimmermann
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