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
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