On 2013-01-11 05:24, Bruce Ashfield <[email protected]> wrote: > On 13-01-08 02:18 AM, Liang Li wrote: > > On 2013-01-08 09:14, Darren Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 01/07/2013 05:11 PM, Liang Li wrote: > >>> On 2013-01-08 08:59, Liang Li <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> On 2013-01-08 01:00, Darren Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Hrm, is this right with respect to the KMS driver? If we specify a > >>>>> console resolution requiring KMS, does this work with DRM_I915 as a > >>>>> module? > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Yes, I think so. :) > >>> > >>> Er, I mean, boot progress would be fine .. just delayed KMS > >>> initialization then console resolution would be changed after the > >>> module loaded. > >> > >> Personally I'd prefer this stayed as a =y. I see very little need for > > > > Actually, I see 'm' will be more flexible. Eg, when its be 'y', > > intel-agp also *have to be* 'y'. But with a 'm', it would offer > > convenience. > > > >> modules in kernels tailored for specific systems. i915 config is already > >> separated out... why make KMS a module? > >> > > > > Not for the kernel configure option, its still be 'y', but as soon as > > drm-i915 be 'm', its actually be 'm'. :) > > > > Besides, I see distroes make drm drivers be modules as much as > > possible, seems it would works good, reduced kernel footprint, gain > > flexible etc. So I wonder if you know some explicit benefits that I > > did not aware of .. to support it stay as 'y' ? :) > > bump. I'm sitting on all these patches until the Intel folks do an > ack / nack or otherwise on the queue .. since they are the creators > of the configs! >
Yes, I am waiting to hear response as well, since I think Darren or other folks might a bit busy. But wait one or two more days seems ok to me. :) Hopefully I'll get ack. Thanks, Liang Li > Bruce > > > > > Thanks, > > Liang Li > > > >> -- > >> Darren > >> > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Liang Li > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> Liang Li > >>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Darren > >>>>> > >>>>> On 01/07/2013 05:30 AM, Liang Li wrote: > >>>>>> i915 drm driver doesn't have to be 'y' consider below facts: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> o the drm driver is boot irrelevant > >>>>>> o reduce kernel footprint > >>>>>> o be fair to other drm drivers like drm-emgd and drm-cdv > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Liang Li <[email protected]> > >>>>>> --- > >>>>>> features/i915/i915.cfg | 2 +- > >>>>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> diff --git a/features/i915/i915.cfg b/features/i915/i915.cfg > >>>>>> index 534dc51..2d1fa19 100644 > >>>>>> --- a/features/i915/i915.cfg > >>>>>> +++ b/features/i915/i915.cfg > >>>>>> @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ CONFIG_AGP=y > >>>>>> CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y > >>>>>> CONFIG_DRM=y > >>>>>> CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y > >>>>>> -CONFIG_DRM_I915=y > >>>>>> +CONFIG_DRM_I915=m > >>>>>> CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Darren Hart > >>>>> Intel Open Source Technology Center > >>>>> Yocto Project - Technical Lead - Linux Kernel > >> > >> -- > >> Darren Hart > >> Intel Open Source Technology Center > >> Yocto Project - Technical Lead - Linux Kernel _______________________________________________ linux-yocto mailing list [email protected] https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/linux-yocto
