From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jon Smirl Subject: Re: ioremap problem on highmem Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:34:35 -0700 (PDT) Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20031016003435.45380.qmail@web14912.mail.yahoo.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1A9w8Q-00061V-00 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:36:58 -0700 Received: from web14912.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.225.248]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.22) id 1A9w7U-000128-6b for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:36:00 -0700 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: Otto Solares , Linux Fbdev development list --- James Simmons wrote: > > Another issue I am having trouble with is having mode setting/EDID code in > a device driver. That is a lot of seldom used code sitting in a device > driver. > > Prehaps but on platforms lacking firmware that sets the video mode this is > a problem. A good example is most mips boxes. The prom almost nevers > initializes the graphics cards. You have to set the video mode yourself. > No way around it. > How about making a small driver with all of it's code marked __init that initializes the mode on boxes with absolutely no support? That would be enough to get us to the point where we can run user mode code and provide a more full featured driver. The user mode driver would have full support for mode setting/edid in user space libraries. ===== Jon Smirl jonsmirl@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php