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DateFri, 22 Dec 2006 10:57:31 +0100
From"Franck Bui-Huu" <>
SubjectRe: [RFC 2.6.19 1/1] fbdev,mm: hecuba/E-Ink fbdev driver v2
On 12/20/06, Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com> wrote:

>     - when mmaping your frame buffer , be sure that the virtual
>       address returned by mmap() to the application shares the
>       same cache lines than the ones the kernel
>       is using.

Well thinking more about it, this wouldn't work for all cache types.
For example, if your cache is not a direct maped one, this workaround
won't work. So this is definitely not a portable solution.

-- 
               Franck
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