From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Otto Wyss Subject: Re: Framebuffer functionality chart (was Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] Projectupdate, new website) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:10:15 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <413389A8.666DCA51@orpatec.ch> References: <41250552.F3C8E8A9@orpatec.ch> <1092946501.10923.45.camel@atlantis.netenviron.com> <41261949.27CD3CB4@orpatec.ch> <200408212037.31786.adaplas@hotpop.com> <412A276A.1A944B74@orpatec.ch> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net 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 1C1sTy-0000pg-2J for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:10:26 -0700 Received: from mail.xor.ch ([212.55.210.163]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C1sTw-0004oI-KD for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:10:25 -0700 Received: from orpatec.ch (217.162.130.125) by mail.xor.ch with MERCUR Mailserver (v4.03.03 NjYtMjMxMS00NjIy) for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:15:20 +0200 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" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Otto Wyss wrote: > > "Antonino A. Daplas" wrote: > > > > On Friday 20 August 2004 23:31, Otto Wyss wrote: > > > I intend to change the status page into a functionality chart. First I > > > have to know which functionality exists and are important enough to be > > > listed. Any imput is welcomed. > > > > > Suggestion: > > > > A. Common to all: > > > > Hardware: > > 1. color depths and color visuals supported > > 2. can the driver pan on the y-axis? > > 3. can the driver pan on the x-axis? > > 4. can the hardware state be changed (ie with fbset)? > > 5. access to framebuffer (fb_read/fb_write/mmap) > > 6. access to MMIO space > > > > Console: > > 1. can it accelerate imageblit (font drawing) > > 2. can it accelerate copyarea (block transfers) > > 3. can it accelerate fillrect (block sets) > > > > Video Mode setting: > > 1. How is the video mode set (more than 1 can be chosen)? > > a. at driver load > > b. user-specified modelines (ie. fbset) > > c. global mode database > > d. EDID/private mode database > > e. EDID/GTF calculation > > f. driver-specific method > > > > B. Miscellaneous: > > a. support for interrupts on vsync/vblank > > b. ioctl for vsync/vblank > > Well then is it possible to check all these features with a test program? Does anyone know how? O. Wyss -- See a huge pile of work at "http://wyodesktop.sourceforge.net/" ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click