Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 May 2006 09:23:13 -0400 | From | "Jon Smirl" <> | Subject | Re: Add a "enable" sysfs attribute to the pci devices to allow userspace (Xorg) to enable devices without doing foul direct access |
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On 5/3/06, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com> wrote: > Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 5/2/06, Dave Airlie <airlied@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Jon stop being so dramatic, this is just like letting userspace map > >> the BARs, without ownership through sysfs, which is a good thing, you > >> can still map /dev/mem, look we have lots of ways to shoot ourselves > >> in the foot, if we *want* to. > > > > So why don't we just build a VGA class driver or make null fbdev > > I think your mail client is defective, you somehow managed to not attach the patch *again*. >
Lack of a patch for a correct solution is no reason to put a bad solution into the kernel. GregKH has a lot to say about PCI class drivers and he has commented on this thread yet. DaveA and I have both attempt to do the correct fix both those attempts have fallen apart main for political reasons.
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