Re: Use of 'reserved' fields in var_screeninfo

[Kevin Hilman <khilman@mvista.com>]

Kevin Hilman wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
>>What do you want to export there?
>>
> 
> 
> I'm just weighing the options of whether I should just add a new
> device-specific ioctl, or try to export this as part of the var_screeninfo.
> 

Come to think of it, no matter what I added to the screeninfo struct,
fbcon_switch() would have to be hacked to not disrupt any new fields since it
does a memset-to-zero.

I think a device-specific ioctl is the way to go.

Thanks for  the help.
-- 
Kevin Hilman
MontaVista Software -- http://www.mvista.com/



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