Merge tag 'drm-misc-next-2022-06-17' of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm/drm-misc into drm-next

drm-misc-next for v5.20:

UAPI Changes:

Cross-subsystem Changes:

 * dma-buf: Add sync-file API; Set DMA mask for udmabuf devices

 * fbcon: Cleanups

 * fbdev: Disable firmware-device registration when first native driver loads

 * iosys-map: Documentation fixes

Core Changes:

 * edid: Use struct drm_edid in more places

 * gem-cma-helper: Improve documentation

 * of: Add data-lane helpers and convert drivers

 * syncobj: Fixes

Driver Changes:

 * amdgpu: Build fixes

 * ast: Support multiple outputs

 * bochs: Include <linux/module.h>

 * bridge: adv7511: I2C fixes; anx7625: Fix error handling; lt6505: Kconfig fixes

 * display/dp: Documentation fixes

 * display/dp-mst: Read extended DPCD capabilities during system resume

 * logicvc: Add new driver

 * magag200: Build fixes

 * nouveau: Cleanups

 * panel: Add backlight support; nt36672a: DT backlight support

 * qxl: Cleanups

 * sun4i: HDMI PHY cleanups

 * vc4: Add support for BCM2711

 * virt-gpu: Avoid NULL dereference; Fix error checks; Cleanups

 * vkms: Allocate output buffer with vmalloc(); Fixes

Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/YqwriEhn0l4uO+Gn@linux-uq9g

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
index b3d5f884c544..16c1aaae9afa 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
@@ -358,17 +358,6 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	char *option = NULL;
 	efi_memory_desc_t md;
 
-	/*
-	 * Generic drivers must not be registered if a framebuffer exists.
-	 * If a native driver was probed, the display hardware was already
-	 * taken and attempting to use the system framebuffer is dangerous.
-	 */
-	if (num_registered_fb > 0) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev,
-			"efifb: a framebuffer is already registered\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI || pci_dev_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;