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Bug#1125148: linux: Consider enabling SimpleDRM and deferred console takeover for flicker-free boot



Hello,

On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 06:40:03PM +0100, Jarl Gullberg wrote:
> Source: linux
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Currently, Debian does not enable CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM or
> CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DEFERRED_TAKEOVER by default. I'd like to
> request that these config options be enabled for UEFI-enabled
> architectures in order to better support flicker-free boot.
> 
> CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM enables a simple DRM driver for
> platform-provided framebuffers. The driver is primarily useful for
> lightweight graphics handling before heavier drivers have loaded (such
> as NVIDIA or AMD drivers) and vendor-agnostic early-boot framebuffer
> handling.

The wish is already known, there is even a MR for that already:
https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1453

I don't know the state of the MR, but I think it's blocked by
https://bugs.debian.org/1036019

Best regards
Uwe

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