Re: [PATCH 3/3] [FBDEV]: Hardware State Notification

["Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@hotpop.com>]

On Tuesday 29 June 2004 06:09, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > Include nvidia into the list.  With the nv driver, the whole machine
> > hangs. The i810 has cursor sprite corruption, but has a workaround for
> > it.
> >
> > So, I would still like to do the set_par as late as possible such as in
> > fbcon_switch().  (BTW, this fixes the riva driver)
>
> Except that you may not have a switch, if for example an app switch to
> KD_GRAPHICS, do stuff with the engine, then back to KD_TEXT on the
> same console...
>

fbcon_switch() will be called when there is a request to redraw the screen 
of the same vc, such as in the above, or when switching to a different vc. 

I think the name 'con_switch' is misleading.  The better term, IMO, is
'con_redraw'.

Tony  




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