From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ondrej Zajicek Subject: Re: open and close semanthics Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:22:56 +0200 Message-ID: <20090828122254.GB9848@localhost> References: <4A946A59.20307@manoweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8943010850475281727==" Return-path: Received: from sfi-mx-1.v28.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.28.121] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by 235xhf1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mh3Xo-0008Dl-CJ for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:39:16 +0000 Received: from gateway.crfreenet.org ([81.92.146.254] helo=mail.crfreenet.org) by 29vjzd1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) id 1Mh0Vf-0005s6-Ug for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:24:57 +0000 In-Reply-To: <4A946A59.20307@manoweb.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Alessio Sangalli Cc: "linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" --===============8943010850475281727== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN" Content-Disposition: inline --wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 03:48:57PM -0700, Alessio Sangalli wrote: > Hi, can somebody give me an authoritative answer: > what is the semanthics associated to the "open" and "release" (close) cal= ls? >=20 > More specifically, "open" and "release" can/must/must not change any=20 > setting (resolution etc)? Many drivers for non-embedded (VGA compatible) cards assume that they should not touch hardware if their device is not open. So they configure device during the first open and restore original state during the last close. The framebuffer console counts as one user, and therefore keeps the device configured. --=20 Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Ondrej 'SanTiago' Zajicek (email: santiago@crfreenet.org) OpenPGP encrypted e-mails preferred (KeyID 0x11DEADC3, wwwkeys.pgp.net) "To err is human -- to blame it on a computer is even more so." --wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqXzB4ACgkQw1GB2RHercNGQwCfTYXmHeTkY/MTOqaTKxa3CPGE 1sMAni8B8DRVDzw0XZRsM1u6pKICwoYP =xQRz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN-- --===============8943010850475281727== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july --===============8943010850475281727== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Linux-fbdev-devel mailing list Linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-fbdev-devel --===============8943010850475281727==--