From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] [FBDEV]: Hardware State Notification Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 06:48:03 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <200406290645.11510.adaplas@hotpop.com> References: <200406220639.26576.adaplas@hotpop.com> <200406250446.47073.adaplas@hotpop.com> <1088460578.15069.24.camel@gaston> Reply-To: adaplas@pol.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 1Bf4v8-00074X-QX for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:48:14 -0700 Received: from babyruth.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.61]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Bf4v8-0006I3-BL for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:48:14 -0700 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by babyruth.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id AFCBE67B2E2 for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:06:36 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <1088460578.15069.24.camel@gaston> Content-Disposition: inline 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" To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Cc: James Simmons , Andrew Morton , Linux Fbdev development list On Tuesday 29 June 2004 06:09, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > > Include nvidia into the list. With the nv driver, the whole machine > > hangs. The i810 has cursor sprite corruption, but has a workaround for > > it. > > > > So, I would still like to do the set_par as late as possible such as in > > fbcon_switch(). (BTW, this fixes the riva driver) > > Except that you may not have a switch, if for example an app switch to > KD_GRAPHICS, do stuff with the engine, then back to KD_TEXT on the > same console... > fbcon_switch() will be called when there is a request to redraw the screen of the same vc, such as in the above, or when switching to a different vc. I think the name 'con_switch' is misleading. The better term, IMO, is 'con_redraw'. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com