From: <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
Peter Horton <pdh@berserk.demon.co.uk>
Cc: Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Radeon frame buffer driver
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:01:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020410130106.1191@mailhost.mipsys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0204101305210.24941-100000@trillium.sonytel.be>
>> The colour map is only used by the kernel and the kernel only uses 16
>> entries so there isn't any reason to waste memory by making it any
>> larger. I checked a few other drivers and they do the same (aty128fb for
>> one).
>
>However, this change will make the driver not save/restore all color map
>entries on VC switch in graphics mode.
Geert, didn't you tell me the fbdev apps were responsible for restoring
their cmap on console switch ?
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-10 12:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-10 0:12 [PATCH] Radeon frame buffer driver Peter Horton
2002-04-10 2:31 ` Jonathan A. Davis
2002-04-10 6:04 ` Ani Joshi
2002-04-10 9:06 ` benh
2002-04-10 9:40 ` Peter Horton
2002-04-10 10:57 ` benh
2002-04-10 10:19 ` Peter Horton
2002-04-10 11:06 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-04-10 13:01 ` benh [this message]
2002-04-10 12:22 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-04-10 13:27 ` benh
2002-04-10 13:03 ` Peter Horton
2002-04-10 13:14 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-04-10 23:09 ` Peter Horton
2002-04-10 13:00 ` benh
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