From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alex Stewart" Subject: Re: [PATCH] radeonfb(): memmove() fix -- this one works ;-) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:35:57 -0700 (PDT) Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <59301.171.72.5.226.1083195357.squirrel@www.foogod.com> References: <20370.159.37.7.254.1083189089.squirrel@www.foogod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BIyb6-0005me-Ro for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:36:12 -0700 Received: from adsl-209-182-168-213.value.net ([209.182.168.213] helo=firestar.foogod.com) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.30) id 1BIyb6-0005f8-L9 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:36:12 -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" To: jsimmons@infradead.org Cc: alex@foogod.com, benh@kernel.crashing.org, grim@undead.cc, eger-dated-1083663529.7e8c27@theboonies.us, geert@linux-m68k.org, adaplas@hotpop.com, eger-dated-1082943669.d79d33@theboonies.us, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> The tty layer alreasy stores the resolution. See asm/termios.h. What >> it lacks is depth and frequency. I have to do some digging to see if >> the VT220 dealt with that data. I bet it did. >> >> Well, for what it's worth, I think that's wrong too. > > Well it's the POSIX standard. Yeah, I know, but that doesn't mean I have to agree with it. :) Anyway, my point is just that ttys should only care about characters. In the console system, fbcon is what does the translation from a character-based display to a pixel-based display. Thus, nothing above fbcon should have any notion (or any need to have a notion) of pixels, color depths, frequency timings, or any of that. -alex ------------------------------------------------------- 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