From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jon Smirl Subject: Re: Running fb core as a module Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:08:37 -0500 Message-ID: <9e473391050217150813fea994@mail.gmail.com> References: <9e473391050216173115f37838@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 1D1ulI-0005PD-SZ for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:08:44 -0800 Received: from rproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.170.201]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1D1ulI-0000cp-Ey for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:08:44 -0800 Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id z35so482274rne for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:08:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: 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" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:16:36 +0000 (GMT), James Simmons wrote: > > > Is there a patch floating around for turning the core of fbdev into a > > module? Why isn't running fbdev as a module an option? It would make > > debugging fbdev core much simpler. > > I agree. Of course you would need either a graphics card boot from a non > primary slot or work with serial console :-) Of course that opens alot of > other issues with races. We have to look into it in depth. I am using 2 graphics cards. I run X on the primary one and test DRM/fbdev on the secondary one. What would cause races? the base fb system is inactive unless you load something that uses it like fbconsole. Look in the patch I sent, the code for doing this is minor. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Linux-fbdev-devel mailing list > Linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-fbdev-devel > -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click