From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ondrej Zajicek Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add VirtIO Frame Buffer Support Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:32:50 +0100 Message-ID: <20091102223249.GC22301@localhost> References: <1257199759-2941-1-git-send-email-agraf@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============5684835793160817040==" Return-path: Received: from sfi-mx-1.v28.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.28.121] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by 3yr0jf1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1N56Of-0001xl-VB for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:33:13 +0000 Received: from smtp1.kolej.mff.cuni.cz ([78.128.192.10]) by 29vjzd1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) id 1N56OZ-0001wB-Bg for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:33:13 +0000 In-Reply-To: <1257199759-2941-1-git-send-email-agraf@suse.de> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Alexander Graf Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net --===============5684835793160817040== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="vOmOzSkFvhd7u8Ms" Content-Disposition: inline --vOmOzSkFvhd7u8Ms Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 11:09:19PM +0100, Alexander Graf wrote: > When we want to create a full VirtIO based machine, we're still missing > graphics output. Fortunately, Linux provides us with most of the framewor= ks > to render text and everything, we only need to implement a transport. >=20 > So this is a frame buffer backend written for VirtIO. Using this and my > patch to qemu, you can use paravirtualized graphics. Just a note: it might be useful to allow paravirtualized graphics to handle text mode. In that case, it can be done in fbdev layer using tileblit operations. --=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." --vOmOzSkFvhd7u8Ms 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) iEYEARECAAYFAkrvXhEACgkQw1GB2RHercNV1gCcD8j01t5Yy6h9vJPwNsKA7yuk rOYAnA5+Vlht1uFJRRx/E95mZ6Au0hzO =/2lR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --vOmOzSkFvhd7u8Ms-- --===============5684835793160817040== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference --===============5684835793160817040== 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 --===============5684835793160817040==--