From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Linux Fbdev development list
<linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [BK updates] fbdev changes updates.
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 21:18:00 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021029211800.A2806@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0210291408110.1363-100000@maxwell.earthlink.net>; from jsimmons@infradead.org on Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 02:08:37PM -0800
On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 02:08:37PM -0800, James Simmons wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 12:46:16PM -0800, James Simmons wrote:
> > >
> > > OOps. Forgot the link.
> > >
> > > bk://fbdev.bkbits.net/fbdev-2.5
> >
> > Does it still contain the random file movearounds?
>
> The reason I did this was to prevent adding another chuck of agp code. The
> current work around for AGP fbdev drivers to have there OWN AGP code. So
> we can leave the agp drivers where they are at or the framebuffer layer
> can have its own AGP code for itself. Which way do you think it should be
> done?
>
> 1) Fbdev layer has it own AGP layer
>
> 2) Use already existing AGP layer code.
Well, I'd be very happy if you could separate different things abit.
Everyone wants the console fixes in, but code placement is a bit more of a
policy issue and wants more discussion.. Even when they are in different
directories the drm drivers can always call into the fbdev drivers as "base
modules", like sis currently does.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-29 21:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-29 20:45 [BK updates] fbdev changes updates James Simmons
2002-10-29 20:08 ` Dave Jones
2002-10-29 22:07 ` James Simmons
2002-10-29 22:31 ` Alan Cox
2002-10-29 22:38 ` James Simmons
2002-10-30 5:32 ` Antonino Daplas
2002-10-29 20:46 ` James Simmons
2002-10-29 20:55 ` Christoph Hellwig
2002-10-29 22:08 ` James Simmons
2002-10-29 21:18 ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2002-10-29 22:23 ` James Simmons
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