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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH v2 03/13] bootsplash: Flush framebuffer after drawing
    Hi,

    On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Max Staudt <mstaudt@suse.de> wrote:
    > I'm hooking into the in-kernel terminal emulator, because the bootsplash is a
    > functional extension of that. It just happens that fbcon sits on top of FB, so I
    > work with what I get.
    >
    > And the console in turn happens to work on all FB and KMS drivers, so it
    > makes users of all kinds of drivers happy. In fact, that's why the FB emulation
    > in KMS drivers came to be in the first place, if I remember right - to ensure
    > fbcon continues to work.

    But what about multi-monitor? what about hidpi screens? Ideally you want
    each monitor to show the splash in a way that best fits that monitor.

    You can't do that if you're drawing all over fbcon... and it's not like multiple
    monitors and 4k screens are niche these days.

    --Ray

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