From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Otto Solares Subject: Re: [PATCH] radeonfb(): memmove() fix -- this one works ;-) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:11:42 -0600 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20040429181142.GB26608@guug.org> References: <1083199850.20089.110.camel@gaston> 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 (Exim 4.30) id 1BJG0Y-0001SL-AL for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:11:38 -0700 Received: from guug.org ([168.234.203.30]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BJG0X-00065F-U9 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:11:38 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: James Simmons Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt , Geert Uytterhoeven , John Zielinski , David Eger , "Antonino A. Daplas" , eger-dated-1082943669.d79d33@theboonies.us, Linux Fbdev development list On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 07:01:00PM +0100, James Simmons wrote: > > > > No we don't. We have the default modedb. I already tested a patch using > > > modedb. It works like a charm :-) I can stty all I want!!!! > > > > On your monitor... then most TFT owners will curse you :) > > As we move from ioctls to sysfs we will also move from using > fb_var_screeninfo as the userland interface to using mode strings. > That means when someone creates a string like > > 834x721@81 > > then for non TFT monitors it should fail. For TFT monitors it will work. > If someoone using stty ask for exotic mode then if the monitor is TFT then > it should work. Else it should fail. James: I have seen sysfs support for fbdev in the -mm series from Kronoz I think, this sysfs interface that will obsolete var_screeninfo and fix_screeninfo is 2.6 material? or we have to wait until 2.7 starts? -otto ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click