From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] intelfb-voffset Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 15:50:51 -0700 Message-ID: <20050527155051.5e0fe177.akpm@osdl.org> References: <20050527220932.865B91C00449@mwinf0201.wanadoo.fr> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.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 1Dbneg-0005aF-0d for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 27 May 2005 15:50:14 -0700 Received: from fire.osdl.org ([65.172.181.4] helo=smtp.osdl.org) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.41) id 1Dbnef-0001po-9Q for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 27 May 2005 15:50:13 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20050527220932.865B91C00449@mwinf0201.wanadoo.fr> Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net 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" Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, adaplas@pol.net, sylvain.meyer@worldonline.fr sylvain.meyer@worldonline.fr wrote: > > - Add voffset option to avoid conficts with Xorg i810 driver Please provide more info. - How does it "avoid conflicts"? - How is the user to know that he needs to provide this module parameter? - Is it not possible to prevent these "conflicts" without the use of a module parameter? IOW: it's really a cop-out to require that the user know about some obscure module parameter to be able to amke their system work correctly. We really, really want these things to "just work". ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005