From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] [PATCH 0/7] RFC: Cell SPE logos Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:44:08 +0000 Message-ID: <20070207124408.GE4481@ucw.cz> References: <20070204133212.GA2032@elf.ucw.cz> <1170641652.2620.89.camel@localhost.localdomain> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HEmOV-0000EU-P5 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:59:29 -0800 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60] helo=spitz.ucw.cz) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HEmOP-00029e-DH for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:59:27 -0800 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1170641652.2620.89.camel@localhost.localdomain> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven , James Simmons , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Cell Broadband Engine OSS Development , Linux Kernel Development Hi! > > > I would like to hear your opinions about the patchset below (updated version > > > compared to yesterday, lkml added to the CC list). > > > > Can you just blast these pictures from userspace? There's really no > > excuse to advertise SPEs from kernel.... > > > > What's next, I have powerful Intel graphics chipset in here, perhaps > > it is as powerful as SPE, shall I start adding little pictures for its > > pipelines? > > By the same token, there is no excuse to have the logo code at all in > the kernel in the first place... it's cool though :-) And it's a config > option, so you don't have to have it.... I believe the old logo code was originally created for compatibility with Solaris? :-). Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642