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From: Denis Oliver Kropp <dok-iGvX3keArt1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel]  DirectFB without FBDev
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:57:24 +0200
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To: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: directfb-users-iGvX3keArt1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org, "Brian G. Rhodes" <bgr-3mWahjwryh5BDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>, linux-fbdev-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, directfb-dev-iGvX3keArt1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert-Td1EMuHUCqxL1ZNQvxDV9g@public.gmane.org>

Alex Deucher wrote:
> As you may or may not be aware, the drm is slowly getting modesetting
> support including support for multiple crtcs and outputs and better
> memory management.  Development is currently focusing on intel, but
> AMD support will follow soon.  It even provides a legacy fbdev compat
> layer.
> 
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/drm/log/?h=modesetting-101

It looks interesting and we should consider using libdrm in DirectFB,
but I could not find anything about display layers and it's already quite
big and kernel side drivers have this GPL issue etc...

-- 
Best regards,
   Denis Oliver Kropp

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