Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Jun 1996 11:49:33 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: SVGA kernel chipset drivers. |
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> On Sun, 2 Jun 1996, Marcus Meissner wrote:
> > > Maybe this is silly and there exist services that do exactly this, in > > > userspace, in a safe way, and as fast as a kernel trap. Sorry if so, > > > but i think many people dont see the way out [the GGI people for > > > example]. > > > > You can just use another selector/segment instead of the default > > datasegment just as WINE does? Ok, will only work on i386 and friends. > > ... (See modify_ldt system call.) > > Which is no good. Linux should be as cross-platform as possible, > right? Then we need a uniform graphics API.
Are you really that dense?
We HAVE a uniform graphics API already. It's called X.
When you argue for kernel support for graphics, you argue _against_ the already existing, standard UNIX graphics API that does a hell of a lot more than some stupid frame buffer.
THAT is why this discussion is so totally useless. You're just asking for the kernel to support something that is _less_ capable than we already have. Do you think I'm so stupid that I'd go for something as braindead as that?
Linus
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