fbtft provides sysfs interfaces for debugging and gamma configuration,
but these are not required for the core driver.

Drop the hard dependency on CONFIG_FB_DEVICE and make sysfs support
optional by using dev_of_fbinfo() at runtime. When FB_DEVICE is disabled,
sysfs operations are skipped while the code remains buildable and
type-checked.

Suggested-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Suggested-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Reviewed-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Chintan Patel <chintanlike@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig       |  5 ++++-
 drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig
index c2655768209a..578412a2f379 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 menuconfig FB_TFT
 	tristate "Support for small TFT LCD display modules"
 	depends on FB && SPI
-	depends on FB_DEVICE
 	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	depends on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST
 	select FB_BACKLIGHT
 	select FB_SYSMEM_HELPERS_DEFERRED
+	help
+	  Support for small TFT LCD display modules over SPI bus. FB_DEVICE
+	  is not required, but if enabled, provides sysfs interface for debugging
+	  and gamma curve configuration.
 
 if FB_TFT
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
index e45c90a03a90..d05599d80011 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
@@ -203,14 +203,26 @@ static struct device_attribute debug_device_attr =
 
 void fbtft_sysfs_init(struct fbtft_par *par)
 {
-	device_create_file(par->info->dev, &debug_device_attr);
+	struct device *dev;
+
+	dev = dev_of_fbinfo(par->info);
+	if (!dev)
+		return;
+
+	device_create_file(dev, &debug_device_attr);
 	if (par->gamma.curves && par->fbtftops.set_gamma)
-		device_create_file(par->info->dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
+		device_create_file(dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
 }
 
 void fbtft_sysfs_exit(struct fbtft_par *par)
 {
-	device_remove_file(par->info->dev, &debug_device_attr);
+	struct device *dev;
+
+	dev = dev_of_fbinfo(par->info);
+	if (!dev)
+		return;
+
+	device_remove_file(dev, &debug_device_attr);
 	if (par->gamma.curves && par->fbtftops.set_gamma)
-		device_remove_file(par->info->dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
+		device_remove_file(dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
 }
-- 
2.43.0

On Tue, Jan 06, 2026 at 08:42:55PM -0800, Chintan Patel wrote:
> fbtft provides sysfs interfaces for debugging and gamma configuration,
> but these are not required for the core driver.
> 
> Drop the hard dependency on CONFIG_FB_DEVICE and make sysfs support
> optional by using dev_of_fbinfo() at runtime. When FB_DEVICE is disabled,
> sysfs operations are skipped while the code remains buildable and
> type-checked.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

Am 07.01.26 um 05:42 schrieb Chintan Patel:
> fbtft provides sysfs interfaces for debugging and gamma configuration,
> but these are not required for the core driver.
>
> Drop the hard dependency on CONFIG_FB_DEVICE and make sysfs support
> optional by using dev_of_fbinfo() at runtime. When FB_DEVICE is disabled,
> sysfs operations are skipped while the code remains buildable and
> type-checked.
>
> Suggested-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
> Suggested-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
> Reviewed-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
> Signed-off-by: Chintan Patel <chintanlike@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>

> ---
>   drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig       |  5 ++++-
>   drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
>   2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig
> index c2655768209a..578412a2f379 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig
> @@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
>   menuconfig FB_TFT
>   	tristate "Support for small TFT LCD display modules"
>   	depends on FB && SPI
> -	depends on FB_DEVICE
>   	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
>   	depends on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST
>   	select FB_BACKLIGHT
>   	select FB_SYSMEM_HELPERS_DEFERRED
> +	help
> +	  Support for small TFT LCD display modules over SPI bus. FB_DEVICE
> +	  is not required, but if enabled, provides sysfs interface for debugging
> +	  and gamma curve configuration.
>   
>   if FB_TFT
>   
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
> index e45c90a03a90..d05599d80011 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
> @@ -203,14 +203,26 @@ static struct device_attribute debug_device_attr =
>   
>   void fbtft_sysfs_init(struct fbtft_par *par)
>   {
> -	device_create_file(par->info->dev, &debug_device_attr);
> +	struct device *dev;
> +
> +	dev = dev_of_fbinfo(par->info);
> +	if (!dev)
> +		return;
> +
> +	device_create_file(dev, &debug_device_attr);
>   	if (par->gamma.curves && par->fbtftops.set_gamma)
> -		device_create_file(par->info->dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
> +		device_create_file(dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
>   }
>   
>   void fbtft_sysfs_exit(struct fbtft_par *par)
>   {
> -	device_remove_file(par->info->dev, &debug_device_attr);
> +	struct device *dev;
> +
> +	dev = dev_of_fbinfo(par->info);
> +	if (!dev)
> +		return;
> +
> +	device_remove_file(dev, &debug_device_attr);
>   	if (par->gamma.curves && par->fbtftops.set_gamma)
> -		device_remove_file(par->info->dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
> +		device_remove_file(dev, &gamma_device_attrs[0]);
>   }

-- 
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Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
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