Messages in this thread | | | From | Ray Strode <> | Date | Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:01:24 -0500 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH v2 03/13] bootsplash: Flush framebuffer after drawing |
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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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