Hi Eric,

Am 24.04.2017 um 12:49 schrieb Eric Curtin:
> I recently bought a display that depends on the following driver:
> 
> https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging/+/master/drivers/staging/fbtft/
> 
> Could I get these drivers added to the kernel build for:
> 
> http://download.opensuse.org/ports/aarch64/distribution/leap/42.2/appliances/openSUSE-Leap42.2-ARM-XFCE-raspberrypi3.aarch64.raw.xz

Looking at kernel.opensuse.org, kernel-source.git master branch has
CONFIG_FB_TFT=m set in config/arm64/default, and so does stable branch.
So before we discuss making changes to Leap releases, please verify that
it works with a Kernel:stable (i.e., Tumbleweed) or even better
Kernel:HEAD kernel-default. The latter is where new and experimental
drivers get enabled. I need to know exactly which config options you
need, as I do not have any MIPI DSI displays myself - there's several
CONFIG_FB_TFT_* sub-options available.

If it does work, the next question is, are all options available on
openSUSE-42.2 branch. If so, you'll need to open a Bugzilla ticket. Ways
to contribute yourself would be sending a patch to opensuse-kernel list
or doing a pull request on GitHub (may need a ping on the list), but for
stable branches a boo# is required. Whether kernel maintainers agree to
enable new options for 42.2 now is out of our control; note that 42.3 is
in the works.

If the options are unavailable in 42.2/42.3, you could build a KMP.

Regards,
Andreas

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