.. kernel-doc:: drivers/firmware/edd.c
    :internal:
 
+Generic System Framebuffers Interface
+-------------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
+   :export:
+
 Intel Stratix10 SoC Service Layer
 ---------------------------------
 Some features of the Intel Stratix10 SoC require a level of privilege
 
 #include <linux/screen_info.h>
 #include <linux/sysfb.h>
 
+static struct platform_device *pd;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(disable_lock);
+static bool disabled;
+
+static bool sysfb_unregister(void)
+{
+       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pd))
+               return false;
+
+       platform_device_unregister(pd);
+       pd = NULL;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * sysfb_disable() - disable the Generic System Framebuffers support
+ *
+ * This disables the registration of system framebuffer devices that match the
+ * generic drivers that make use of the system framebuffer set up by firmware.
+ *
+ * It also unregisters a device if this was already registered by sysfb_init().
+ *
+ * Context: The function can sleep. A @disable_lock mutex is acquired to serialize
+ *          against sysfb_init(), that registers a system framebuffer device.
+ */
+void sysfb_disable(void)
+{
+       mutex_lock(&disable_lock);
+       sysfb_unregister();
+       disabled = true;
+       mutex_unlock(&disable_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfb_disable);
+
 static __init int sysfb_init(void)
 {
        struct screen_info *si = &screen_info;
        struct simplefb_platform_data mode;
-       struct platform_device *pd;
        const char *name;
        bool compatible;
-       int ret;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       mutex_lock(&disable_lock);
+       if (disabled)
+               goto unlock_mutex;
 
        /* try to create a simple-framebuffer device */
        compatible = sysfb_parse_mode(si, &mode);
        if (compatible) {
                pd = sysfb_create_simplefb(si, &mode);
                if (!IS_ERR(pd))
-                       return 0;
+                       goto unlock_mutex;
        }
 
        /* if the FB is incompatible, create a legacy framebuffer device */
                name = "platform-framebuffer";
 
        pd = platform_device_alloc(name, 0);
-       if (!pd)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (!pd) {
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto unlock_mutex;
+       }
 
        sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(pd);
 
        if (ret)
                goto err;
 
-       return 0;
+       goto unlock_mutex;
 err:
        platform_device_put(pd);
+unlock_mutex:
+       mutex_unlock(&disable_lock);
        return ret;
 }