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Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:04:42 +0200
From:   Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@gmail.com>
To:     Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>
Cc:     Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] drm: Move nomodeset kernel parameter handler to the
 DRM subsystem
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On Wed, 3 Nov 2021 08:34:20 -0400
Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 8:32 AM Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> wr=
ote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Am 03.11.21 um 12:05 schrieb Neal Gompa: =20
> > > On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 6:48 AM Javier Martinez Canillas
> > > <javierm@redhat.com> wrote: =20
> > >>
> > >> The "nomodeset" kernel cmdline parameter is handled by the vgacon dr=
iver
> > >> but the exported vgacon_text_force() symbol is only used by DRM driv=
ers.
> > >>
> > >> It makes much more sense for the parameter logic to be in the subsys=
tem
> > >> of the drivers that are making use of it. Let's move that to DRM.
> > >>
> > >> Suggested-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
> > >> --- =20
> > >
> > > Please no, I'd much rather have a better, more meaningful option
> > > instead of "nomodeset". If anything, I would like this option to
> > > eventually do nothing and replace it with a better named option that's
> > > namespaced by drm on the command-line. That was part of the feedback I
> > > gave in the original patch set, and I still stand by that. =20
> >
> > This was nack'ed for now during irc chats with others. There was no
> > clear semantics for the new parameter and nomodeset is good enough for
> > now. I agree that nomodeset is badly named, though.
> > =20
>=20
> Where are these chats happening? I'm mostly talking to Javier in the
> #devel:fedoraproject.org Matrix room, so I don't know about anything
> else...

OFTC IRC channel #dri-devel


Thanks,
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