From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel THOMPSON Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.17-rc6-mm2] fbdev: tag by scantype in sysfs Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:40:25 +0100 Message-ID: <4497C289.5060007@st.com> References: <4497AA7A.5050507@st.com> <4497B4FA.2080602@pol.net> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fsckp-0008Vl-Eb for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:42:39 -0700 Received: from fra-del-03.spheriq.net ([195.46.51.99]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.44) id 1Fsckm-00019E-Q6 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:42:39 -0700 Received: from fra-out-03.spheriq.net (fra-out-03.spheriq.net [195.46.51.131]) by fra-del-03.spheriq.net with ESMTP id k5K9gUMq026206 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:42:30 GMT Received: from fra-cus-01.spheriq.net (fra-cus-01.spheriq.net [195.46.51.37]) by fra-out-03.spheriq.net with ESMTP id k5K9gUZN031067 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:42:30 GMT In-Reply-To: <4497B4FA.2080602@pol.net> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: "Antonino A. Daplas" Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > Daniel THOMPSON wrote: >> There has been no further comment since this was posted in early May. >> This either means is uncontentious or useless ... I hope the former. >> > > I thought you were still in 'discussion' mode with Geert :-) I was, but there was no further discussion so I brought it back to you. > Anyway, this should be fine, I'm just a bit worried that it might > break existing user apps that might be used to having modes without > the scan type specified. I shared this worry which is why my original patch only tagged the, comparatively rare, interlaced modes. However the current approach (no optional fields) is slightly cleaner and I took the view that since no-one on fbdev-devel seems to object ... -- Daniel Thompson (STMicroelectronics) 1000 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4SQ. 01454 462659 If a car is a horseless carriage then is a motorcycle a horseless horse?