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From: Ian Romanick <idr@us.ibm.com>
To: dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: Linux Fbdev development list
	<linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	xorg@lists.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: FB model basic issues (WAS: radeon, apertures & memory mapping)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:58:37 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42375A8D.8000704@us.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9e473391050314213075ce0e47@mail.gmail.com>

Jon Smirl wrote:

> Can we put in our own fault handler for the mmap, trap the directfb
> accesses and do the proper locking?

Some SGI hardware used to work like that.  When they asked Linus for 
some kernel hooks to support that type of thing, well...I'm just glad 
*I* wasn't in the line of fire. ;)  I seriously doubt that it would be 
looked upon any kinder now.


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-03-15 21:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 106+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-03-13  1:35 radeon, apertures & memory mapping Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13  3:22 ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-13  6:43   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 16:22     ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-14  4:28     ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Michel Dänzer
2005-03-14  7:12       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14 16:20         ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-14 21:52           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14 22:12             ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-14 22:37               ` FB model basic issues (WAS: radeon, apertures & memory mapping) Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15  4:59                 ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-15  5:14                   ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-15  6:01                   ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-15  6:59                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15 14:00                       ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-15 14:29                         ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-15 17:25                           ` Jan Gukelberger
2005-03-15 23:34                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15  8:51                     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2005-03-15 13:36                       ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-15 23:33                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15 23:37                         ` Antonino A. Daplas
2005-03-15 23:50                           ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16  1:47                             ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16  1:51                               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 19:51                                 ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16 21:00                                   ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-16 21:07                                     ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16 23:28                                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 23:53                                       ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-16 23:25                                   ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Benjamin Herrenschmidt
     [not found]                         ` <1110929582.25201.34.camel@gaston>
2005-03-16  5:21                           ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-16  6:31                             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 14:09                               ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16 16:48                                 ` Adam Jackson
2005-03-16 23:20                                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15 11:30                     ` Roland Scheidegger
2005-03-15 13:27                       ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-15 17:17                       ` Michel Dänzer
2005-03-16  3:09                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 20:08                           ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16 20:42                             ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Michel Dänzer
2005-03-16 23:26                               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 23:35                                 ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-17  0:06                                   ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 20:58                             ` Alex Deucher
2005-03-16 21:08                               ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16 21:17                                 ` Alex Deucher
2005-03-16 23:30                                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-17  0:47                                   ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-17  1:12                                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-17  1:25                                       ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-17  2:00                                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-17  9:08                                         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2005-03-17 19:54                                           ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-15 22:44                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15 23:05                       ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-15 23:49                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-16 20:55                           ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-16 23:27                             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-17  0:14                               ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-17  0:28                                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15  6:45                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15  5:30                 ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-15  6:58                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-15 21:58                   ` Ian Romanick [this message]
2005-03-13  3:55 ` radeon, apertures & memory mapping Vladimir Dergachev
2005-03-13  6:44   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13  8:22 ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-13  9:20   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 10:39     ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-13 12:04       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 16:19         ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-13 17:47           ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-13 17:56             ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Jon Smirl
2005-03-13 21:52               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 22:17                 ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-13 22:41                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 21:51             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 21:49           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 22:10             ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-13 22:20               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 23:00                 ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-13 23:11                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-13 23:27                   ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-13 23:48                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14  0:08                       ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-14  0:10                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14  0:25                       ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-14  0:39                         ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-14  1:02                           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14  0:54                         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14  0:41                   ` Paul Mackerras
2005-03-14  0:56                     ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-14  1:05                       ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14  1:47                         ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-14  3:59                           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14  4:07                           ` Paul Mackerras
2005-03-14  4:40                             ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-14  5:09                               ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14 16:30                         ` Soeren Sandmann
2005-03-14 16:40                           ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-14 21:54                           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-03-14 16:16         ` Ville Syrjälä
2005-03-14 21:27           ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-03-14 21:51           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt

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