From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Zielinski Subject: Re: [PATCH] neofb patches Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:48:47 -0400 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <408EE34F.8080106@undead.cc> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BIbNn-0001eI-0F for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:48:55 -0700 Received: from mail.undead.cc ([216.126.84.18]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BIbNm-0004cY-Ag for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:48:54 -0700 In-Reply-To: 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"; format="flowed" To: James Simmons Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt , Geert Uytterhoeven , Alex Stewart , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development James Simmons wrote: >I wouldn't bank on that. I seen this solution fall short. Consider a system >where we have a serial console, vgacon, and fbcon (say hgafb). Well I >leave it to the imagination what can go wrong. > > I can see how vgacon and fbcon would walk all over each other but how would a serial console mess things up? >I agree we need arbitration. Eventually fbdev and dri have to merge. Mode >setting is still best handled kernel side. That is just a reality. > > > Arbitration would be best. How would it be done generally? Some mechanism that arbitrates based on mem/io ranges or something else? John ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click