From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sven Luther Subject: Re: request_mem_region problem ... Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 19:43:07 +0100 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20021101184307.GA356@iliana> References: <1036062270.638.25.camel@daplas> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from smtp-out-6.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.19.25] helo=mel-rto6.wanadoo.fr) by usw-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 187glu-0000sK-00 for ; Fri, 01 Nov 2002 10:43:54 -0800 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: James Simmons Cc: Antonino Daplas , Sven Luther , fbdev On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 09:35:06AM -0800, James Simmons wrote: > > > If you did not define fb_set_var at all, then info->disp.dispsw must > > point to valid console drawing hooks before you register the > > framebuffer. (Actually, all fields in struct display must be valid > > before you register the framebuffer) > > The next set of change should help reduce these problems of missing > pointers as we move to the new api. > > > > So, does the cfb_xxx generic accel stuff get linked correctly when > > > building as modules or am i missing something ? > > > > You're correct, the neofb line in the Makefile is for static building > > only. The cfb_xxx will not compile as modules, yet. If your driver has > > its own Makefile, just add cfb_xxx.o objects to directly link to them. > > In the next set of changes the cfb* files should be able to be built as > modules!!!! The ones in the patches you failed to send or the one thereafter ? BTW, do you think the latest set of changes will be in 2.4.46 or something such ? Friendly, Sven Luther ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en