From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luc Verhaegen Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:02:55 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] simplefb: add clock handling code Message-Id: <20141105080255.GA23239@skynet.be> List-Id: References: <1413996311-4287-1-git-send-email-hdegoede@redhat.com> <544F737A.7000109@ti.com> <544F7E5D.60104@redhat.com> <5450CAA5.5020205@ti.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org On Sun, Nov 02, 2014 at 10:28:48AM -0500, jonsmirl@gmail.com wrote: > > Simplefb is also being developed as a way of protecting the BIOS setup > of the framebuffer past the boot process and out into use as a normal > user space console. I in no way support this use. We have experienced > decades of problems on the x86 with VGA and BIOSes that I do not wish > to repeat in the ARM world. Oh wow. Luc Verhaegen, aka, the guy who made BIOS-free display drivers possible. From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: libv@skynet.be (Luc Verhaegen) Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 09:02:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH v4 0/5] simplefb: add clock handling code In-Reply-To: References: <1413996311-4287-1-git-send-email-hdegoede@redhat.com> <544F737A.7000109@ti.com> <544F7E5D.60104@redhat.com> <5450CAA5.5020205@ti.com> Message-ID: <20141105080255.GA23239@skynet.be> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Sun, Nov 02, 2014 at 10:28:48AM -0500, jonsmirl at gmail.com wrote: > > Simplefb is also being developed as a way of protecting the BIOS setup > of the framebuffer past the boot process and out into use as a normal > user space console. I in no way support this use. We have experienced > decades of problems on the x86 with VGA and BIOSes that I do not wish > to repeat in the ARM world. Oh wow. Luc Verhaegen, aka, the guy who made BIOS-free display drivers possible. From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luc Verhaegen Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] simplefb: add clock handling code Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 09:02:55 +0100 Message-ID: <20141105080255.GA23239@skynet.be> References: <1413996311-4287-1-git-send-email-hdegoede@redhat.com> <544F737A.7000109@ti.com> <544F7E5D.60104@redhat.com> <5450CAA5.5020205@ti.com> Reply-To: linux-sunxi-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Disposition: inline To: "jonsmirl-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" Cc: linux-sunxi , Tomi Valkeinen , Hans de Goede , Rob Herring , Stephen Warren , Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard , Grant Likely , Maxime Ripard , Mike Turquette , David Herrmann , Geert Uytterhoeven , "linux-fbdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org" , devicetree List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Nov 02, 2014 at 10:28:48AM -0500, jonsmirl-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote: > > Simplefb is also being developed as a way of protecting the BIOS setup > of the framebuffer past the boot process and out into use as a normal > user space console. I in no way support this use. We have experienced > decades of problems on the x86 with VGA and BIOSes that I do not wish > to repeat in the ARM world. Oh wow. Luc Verhaegen, aka, the guy who made BIOS-free display drivers possible.