c07e1f20 - fbdev: Document that framebuffer_alloc() returns zero'ed data

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 18:52:00 +0000

fbdev: Document that framebuffer_alloc() returns zero'ed dataMost fbdev drivers depend on framebuffer_alloc() to initialize theallocated memory to 0. Document this guarantee.v3: * slightly reword the sentence (Miguel)Suggested-by: Miguel Ojeda Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda Reviewed-by: Sui Jingfeng Cc: Helge Deller Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20230715185343.7193-19-tzimmermann@suse.de List of files: /linux-6.15/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_info.c

f0f6839b - fbdev/core: Move framebuffer and backlight helpers into separate files

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:07:08 +0000

fbdev/core: Move framebuffer and backlight helpers into separate filesMove framebuffer and backlight helpers into separate files. Leavefbsysfs.c to sysfs-related code. No functional changes.The framebuffer helpers are not in fbmem.c because they are underGPL-2.0-or-later copyright, while fbmem.c is GPL-2.0.v2: * include (Sam)Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20230613110953.24176-34-tzimmermann@suse.de List of files: /linux-6.15/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_info.c

Changes in fb_info.c

c07e1f20 - fbdev: Document that framebuffer_alloc() returns zero'ed data

f0f6839b - fbdev/core: Move framebuffer and backlight helpers into separate files