Messages in this thread |  | | From | "D. Hazelton" <> | Subject | Re: OpenGL-based framebuffer concepts | Date | Thu, 1 Jun 2006 23:01:31 +0000 |
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On Friday 02 June 2006 02:58, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 6/1/06, D. Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net> wrote: > > VT switch to a VT where X is running. X will still require a VT and > > assume it has good access to the graphics system. While currently it has > > no problems, when drmcon becomes a reality there will have to be a state > > switch between the consoles settings and the setting for the VT running > > X. > > > > > > 14) backwards compatible, an old X server should still run on a new > > > > kernel. I will allow for new options to be enabled at run-time so > > > > that this isn't possible, but just booting a kernel and starting X > > > > should work. > > > > > > I'm not sure we want to continue supporting every X server released in > > > the last 25 years. But we should definitely support any X server > > > released in a 2.6 based kernel distribution. What are reasonable > > > limits? > > > > This is not a supportable position, Jon. I haven't seen it myself, but > > I'm willing to bet there are still a few systems out there running X5 but > > have a recent kernel. Since X version prior to 6 are no longer in wide > > use, however, this is something that could be done with little damage to > > anyone. > > > > But it still breaks the spirit of Linus' directive to "break nothing" > > I don't know if break nothing applies to operating systems > masquerading as applications. "Break nothing" works both ways. Old X > servers are doing things like messing with the PCI bus that breaks new > kernels. > > Use some common sense here, who would update to a 2006 kernel and keep > running an X server from 1989? Pick a reasonable limit and say the > rest are unsupported. Why make a pile of work for yourself that no > sane person is ever going to make use of. > > Remember, an X server from 1989 only contains drivers for hardware > from 1989 and earlier. Can 2.6 Linux boot on a 1989 PC with an 8514 > graphics card? Does it support running in 640K with an AboveBoard? > Does anyone even remember what an AboveBoard did?
Okay, okay. Point taken. And note that I did state that X versions prior to 6 (hell, AFAIK, prior to 6.5) aren't in any widespread use. And the Elks version of Linux could run a 1989 system. Not that I think these changes will make it into Elks, but...
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