linux-ext: add fbtft hint for linux kernel >= v4.0
authorPeter Seiderer <ps.report@gmx.net>
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:30:46 +0000 (22:30 +0200)
committerThomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 21:19:37 +0000 (23:19 +0200)
Since v4.0 the fbtft drivers are included in the linux kernel
staging area.

Signed-off-by: Peter Seiderer <ps.report@gmx.net>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
linux/Config.ext.in

index ea79aa166cc1c20c5495a7137d85867e8f9adba5..755c23b70f9835345455355da61884530e3b0f9d 100644 (file)
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_EXT_FBTFT
        select BR2_PACKAGE_FBTFT
        help
          Linux Framebuffer drivers for small TFT LCD display modules,
-         e.g. Adafruit PiTFT displays for Raspberry Pi.
+         e.g. Adafruit PiTFT displays for Raspberry Pi (this extra
+         package is only needed for linux kernels until v3.19, since
+         v4.0 the drivers are included in the staging area).
 
          To enable fbtft, e.g. for Adafruit 2.8 PiTFT, enable the
          following kernel configurations: