Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 5 Jan 2003 00:30:08 +0100 | From | Petr Vandrovec <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH][FBDEV]: fb_putcs() and fb_setfont() methods |
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On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 09:07:29PM +0000, James Simmons wrote: > > Rejected. I have put thought into it and the whole point was to not allow > the fbdev layer to touch console data. I stand firm on this!!! The reason > being is the core console layer is going to change the next development > cycle. We have to change to deal with things like the PC9800 type hardware > that support more than 512 fonts. Do we realy want to break every fbdev > driver again. This way the breakage is once and for all. Its is also a
Why? (a) only those which will use putcs, and (b) I see no 512 chars limit anywhere in new code. And in old code it is there only because of passed data are only 16bit, not 32bit wide... With simple search&replace you can extend it to any size you want, as long as you'll not use sparse font bitmap.
> pandoras box. If we place these hooks in we end up with the same crappy > driver problem we had before. I never heard anyone every say the old api > we clean.
I believe that I repeatedly said that I see no problem with old API which cannot be solved by incremental updates and without removing functionality.
It is like with modules - some believe in evolution, and some in revolution... Fortunately modules situation finally settled down and it is enough just install new app to handle module loading/unloading. With current fbdev even trivial console resizing does not do anything useful (thanks, Antonio). Best regards, Petr Vandrovec vandrove@vc.cvut.cz - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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