> On 25 Feb 2025, at 2:34 PM, Aditya Garg <gargadity...@live.com> wrote: > > > >> On 25 Feb 2025, at 1:27 PM, Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmerm...@suse.de> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> Am 24.02.25 um 17:58 schrieb Aditya Garg: >> [...] >>>> >>>> +config DRM_APPLETBDRM >>>> + tristate "DRM support for Apple Touch Bars" >>>> + depends on DRM && USB && MMU >>>> + select DRM_GEM_SHMEM_HELPER >>>> + select DRM_KMS_HELPER >>>> + select HID_APPLETB_BL >>> Btw I have a doubt regarding this dependency. While hid-appletb-bl has made >>> into the linux-next tree, it has still not been merged into Linus' tree, >>> and neither the drm tree I assume. It potentially could cause issues? >> >> Yes. We cannot merge this driver until we have this symbol in our tree. But >> that will happen sooner or later. >> >> More problematic is that your driver selects HID_APPLETB_BL. From what I've >> seen, this symbol is user configurable, so the driver shouldn't select it. >> You need to use 'depends on' instead of 'select' here. > > Looking at this again, maybe it should be selected. If you see the kernel > config of TINYDRM_HX8357D, which is also in drm/tiny, it is selecting > BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE.
To make things more clear, 1. hid-appletb-bl is for the backlight of the touchbar. The DRM code remains separate. 2. hid-multitouch is to make the touchbar a touch screen. You can still use the driver without the touch functionality.
