From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Zielinski Subject: Re: [PATCH] neofb patches Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:00:46 -0400 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <4090298E.8090004@undead.cc> References: <408EF0D9.6000403@undead.cc> <1083109849.20091.1.camel@gaston> <408EFD18.7070702@undead.cc> 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 1BIx6s-0001QB-Ke for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:00:54 -0700 Received: from ns2.undead.cc ([216.126.84.18] helo=mail.undead.cc) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BIx6s-0003Dg-5r for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:00:54 -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: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt , James Simmons , Alex Stewart , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >>Now I can only switch between console 1 and 2. Consoles 3 and up can't >>be switched to as both fb devices are in use. >> >> > >So you break the virtualization layer of the VTs. I still want to be able to >switch to consoles 3 and up. > > Nope, nothing is broken. The limitation is the fb application. If the app using the framebuffer knows how to handle being switched away from (releasing the fb after getting the switch away signal and reacquiring the fb and repainting when getting the switch to signal) then switching to the other consoles would work. 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