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From: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart-ryLnwIuWjnjg/C1BVhZhaw@public.gmane.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-fbdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
	Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Rob Clark <robclark-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven
	<geert-Td1EMuHUCqxL1ZNQvxDV9g@public.gmane.org>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen-X3B1VOXEql0@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
	linux-rpi-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] video: implement a simple framebuffer driver
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:42:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1547536.Us4pVspuI2@avalon> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201304301228.42245.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>

On Tuesday 30 April 2013 12:28:42 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 April 2013, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> > The bootloader would init the display hardware, the bootfb would give an
> > early /dev/fb0 for the kernel and userspace, and when the real display
> > driver is loaded, the bootfb would be unbound and the real driver would
> > take over.

This could be done with a KMS driver as well ;-)

> I think that's a great idea. What I'm not sure about is how that
> infrastructure for switching frame buffers would work and how hard it's to
> write.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-04-30 11:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-04  2:39 [PATCH V2] video: implement a simple framebuffer driver Stephen Warren
     [not found] ` <1365043183-28905-1-git-send-email-swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-09  0:16   ` Andrew Morton
     [not found]     ` <20130408171637.98b5ad1f867bcbda883af68b-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-09  3:16       ` Stephen Warren
2013-04-09  8:08       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-04-11  9:56       ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-11 16:06         ` Stephen Warren
2013-04-11 20:06           ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-11 20:38             ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]               ` <51671F3D.5040501-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-29 20:56                 ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-29 21:15         ` Tomasz Figa
2013-04-29 21:20           ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-29 21:31             ` Tomasz Figa
2013-04-29 21:40               ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-29 22:04                 ` Arnd Bergmann
     [not found]                   ` <201304300004.20320.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-29 22:23                     ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-29 22:40                       ` Olof Johansson
     [not found]                         ` <CAOesGMiCvBwck0Z6Nyo9zW=1=J=wjhJW68qNGMrN_8iim=8Srg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-30  9:50                           ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-05-02 18:25                     ` Stephen Warren
2013-05-02 18:35                       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found]                       ` <5182AF83.4080705-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-03 10:06                         ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-05-07 21:33                           ` Andrew Morton
     [not found]                             ` <20130507143338.79b3d893fcdc3bd79fbe9a57-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-08  2:36                               ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]                                 ` <5189BA36.9000105-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-08 19:28                                   ` Olof Johansson
2013-05-08 20:58                                   ` Rob Landley
2013-04-30  7:28           ` Tomi Valkeinen
2013-04-11 10:42   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-04-11 16:10     ` Stephen Warren
2013-05-18 10:29   ` Alexandre Courbot
     [not found]     ` <CAAVeFuJ5q4Y0QtvJX2iVmq_O2ofs1B9=MB_aA8VdcEBdM4zf2Q-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-20 15:25       ` Stephen Warren
2013-04-30  7:27 ` Tomi Valkeinen
     [not found]   ` <517F7245.2050606-X3B1VOXEql0@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-30 10:28     ` Arnd Bergmann
     [not found]       ` <201304301228.42245.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-30 11:42         ` Laurent Pinchart [this message]
2013-04-30 11:48           ` Tomi Valkeinen
     [not found]             ` <517FAF78.1010306-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-30 11:49               ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-04-30 11:46       ` Tomi Valkeinen
     [not found]         ` <517FAF0C.1060901-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-03  5:40           ` Dave Airlie
2013-04-30  7:39 ` Tomi Valkeinen
2013-04-30 10:34   ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-04-30 14:38   ` Re[2]: " Alexander Shiyan
2013-04-30 15:07     ` Arnd Bergmann

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