From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jon Smirl Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE]: VM86 Daemon Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:22:09 -0800 (PST) Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20030401152209.91116.qmail@web14913.mail.yahoo.com> References: <1049203284.1050.14.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from web14913.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.225.240]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 190NaU-00058i-00 for ; Tue, 01 Apr 2003 07:22:10 -0800 In-Reply-To: <1049203284.1050.14.camel@localhost.localdomain> 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: Antonino Daplas , Benjamin Herrenschmidt Cc: Kendall Bennett , Linux Fbdev development list --- Antonino Daplas wrote: > 4. fb_validate_mode(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, > struct fb_info *info) > > - validate mode timings in var > > 5. fb_get_mode(int flags, int val, struct > fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct > fb_info *info) > > - compute mode timings using GTF (refresh driven, > hsync driven, pixclock > driven, or maximized refresh) and place result in > var > > #4 and #5 are already in fbmon.c > Wouldn't it be better to make fb_get_mode only return the list of valid modes based on the hardware and monitor (if available) combination rather than letting the app sort it out? We could then make a new IOCTL fb_get_hwmode for returning the card's capabilities if more detail is desired. ===== Jon Smirl jonsmirl@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/