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fb: Add dev_of_fbinfo() helper for optional sysfs support
authorChintan Patel <chintanlike@gmail.com>
Wed, 7 Jan 2026 04:42:54 +0000 (20:42 -0800)
committerHelge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:09:45 +0000 (11:09 +0100)
commit39b65316fe9d6d3f730632408ace28d49c5845a4
treedf43d932d46ef6273ca25467420bf02eec391ac3
parent8f582bcd132cf1290e1fbd56b9f783dabe637dd4
fb: Add dev_of_fbinfo() helper for optional sysfs support

Add dev_of_fbinfo() to return the framebuffer struct device when
CONFIG_FB_DEVICE is enabled, or NULL otherwise.

This allows fbdev drivers to use sysfs interfaces via runtime checks
instead of CONFIG_FB_DEVICE ifdefs, keeping the code clean while
remaining fully buildable.

Suggested-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Reviewed-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Chintan Patel <chintanlike@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
include/linux/fb.h