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DateMon, 21 May 2007 17:16:20 +0100
From"Dave Airlie" <>
SubjectRe: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem
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>
> There is more to fbdev than mode setting. It is also how non-x86
> platforms achieve their boot display. How will boot display be handled
> with the your design? What about console display on non-x86 platforms?
> Loading both fbdev and the new code puts us right back into the
> multiple driver fight we have today.
>
> If the kernel graphics system is going to get rewritten the rewrite
> needs to address all of the existing problems.
>

We already have fbcon working perfectly on top of this layer... so you
might want to actually look at the developed code..

Dave.
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