From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jon Smirl Subject: XGL/mesa-solo and fbdev Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:48:00 -0500 Message-ID: <9e47339105022111483136bd56@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 1D3JXM-0007rH-4D for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:48:08 -0800 Received: from rproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.170.200]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1D3JXJ-0006UN-Op for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:48:08 -0800 Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id z35so605189rne for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:48:04 -0800 (PST) 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: fbdev XGL/mesa-solo is a project that has been going on for about a year and a half now to get X running on top of OpenGL instead of the existing 2D XAA drivers. XGL allows a vastly improved user experience as demonstrated at the recent X developer's conference. Removing the 2D drivers from X means that things like mode setting need to come from someplace else, like fbdev. To make this project work XGL/mesa-solo needs support for these things at the minimum: 1) resetting of secondary cards 2) mode setting on all heads, not just the primary one 3) hardware cursor control 4) control of mode setting/cursor etc by users, not just root 5) DRM and fbdev need to not conflict We are try to get everything in the stack working together before OLS this summer. I've posted code to implement some of these features and I'm seeking solutions for making the rest work. Does this look like something that can get finished in the next month or so? We also need time to get all of the layers above fbdev using the new support. -- 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