From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: [PATCH] Framebuffer: 2nd try: client notification mecanism & PM Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 22:29:51 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20030807202951.GB413@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20030807100309.GB166@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from smtp-out2.iol.cz ([194.228.2.87]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19krOp-0006Jr-00 for ; Thu, 07 Aug 2003 13:30:15 -0700 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: Benjamin Herrenschmidt , linux-kernel mailing list , Linux Fbdev development list , Pavel Machek Hi! > > I believe solution to this is simple: always switch to kernel-owned > > console during suspend. (swsusp does it, there's patch for S3 to do > > the same). That way, Xfree (or qtopia or whoever) should clean up > > after themselves and leave the console to the kernel. (See > > kernel/power/console.c) > > Not very helpful on embedded systems that use the framebuffer without the > VT console. Okay, that might be a problem. But such system will need some special notification... Is VT so much overhead? Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01