From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3][FBDEV]: Set capabilities flag for vesafb and vga16fb Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:30:37 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <200407061830.37554.adaplas@hotpop.com> References: <200407060634.43963.adaplas@hotpop.com> <20040706053545.GA2375@havoc.gtf.org> Reply-To: adaplas@pol.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BhnDK-000890-RV for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 06 Jul 2004 03:30:14 -0700 Received: from twix.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.71]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BhnDK-0000xV-Fp for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 06 Jul 2004 03:30:14 -0700 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by twix.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id DBEDBFE4079 for ; Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:10:02 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <20040706053545.GA2375@havoc.gtf.org> Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: David Eger , adaplas@pol.net Cc: Andrew Morton , jsimmons@pentafluge.infradead.org, Linux Fbdev development list On Tuesday 06 July 2004 13:35, David Eger wrote: > Thanks for getting these; I've been lazy and not gotten to them. > My intent was to demonstrate the PAN_REDRAW patch, and FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN must be set for that :-) And I chose vesafb and vga16fb since they're the most commonly used drivers in the x86 world. > I do want FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT to go away though... it's now Hmm, okay, I did not know that. > FBINFO_DEFAULT. I also don't see anything in vga16fb that precludes > FBINFO_HWACCEL_XPAN, though I don't see anyone who uses that flag, > either. *shrug* Well, fbcon does not use x-panning at all, so, yes, it's a useless flag, not just for vga16fb but for all drivrers. Userspace uses x-panning though, but they check xpanstep instead. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com