From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Knut Petersen Subject: Patch to framebuffer Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:21:44 +0100 Message-ID: <4385F6A8.60808@t-online.de> 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 ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EfKnD-0000MK-73 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:21:55 -0800 Received: from mailout06.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.19]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1EfKn9-0000jy-Qr for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:21:55 -0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net 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: nathan.cline@gmail.com Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Linux Kernel Development , "Antonino A. Daplas" Hi Nathan, Updating only one framebuffer console at a time is a real feature for me, it allows a really quick developement cycle: compile vesafb into the kernel, cyblafb as a module start with vesafb loop: load cyblafb switch to cyblafb, test it correct bugs, compile new cyblafb module switch to vesafb unload vesafb goto loop Although both vesafb and cyblafb control the same hardware, this is possible because of the "feature" you want to remove. On the other hand I do understand that your patch is valuable, if I had two monitors attached I certainly would like to be able to use both at the same time. I believe that you should introduce your code either as a compile time option or even better it should be possible to disable it via sysfs: /sys/class/graphics/fb?/update_mode 0 could be the default and would activate your new code 1 would restore the old "one active" mode. Please consider my arguments and join us at linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net cu, Knut ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click