Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:56:52 +0200 | Subject | Re: Proposal for a low-level Linux display framework | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> |
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 19:52, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wrote: > While the DRM has historically targeted 3D acceleration, that is not a > requirement to use the DRM KMS modesetting API. The current fb API > has no concept of display controllers or connectors or overlays, etc. > To match it to modern hardware, it needs a major overhaul. Why create > a new modern fb interface that's largely the same as DRM KMS? What if > we just consider the KMS API as the new fb API? If there are any > inadequacies in the DRM KMS API we would be happy to work out any > changes.
I admit I didn't look for it, but does there exist a sample DRM KMS driver for dumb frame buffer hardware with one fixed video mode?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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