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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
Cc: gnurou-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
	Linux Fbdev development list
	<linux-fbdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
	Alexandre Courbot
	<acourbot-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: simplefb: add mode parsing function
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:55 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVs4hy7dWAGxN51XP3YuWBY6rk22Z6tCU+-HujZH4jL2Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <519E438A.9030408-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Stephen Warren <swarren@wwwdotorg.org> wrote:
>> +
>> +             cpt += field->length;
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     format->bits_per_pixel = ((cpt + 7) / 8) * 8;
>
> Should this error-check that isn't > 32?

So pixels can't be larger than 32 bits?
IIRC, some SGI and Sun graphics cards had e.g. 80 bit pixels (incl. Z buffer).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-05-23 16:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-05-23  8:03 [PATCH] video: simplefb: add mode parsing function Alexandre Courbot
     [not found] ` <1369296231-26597-1-git-send-email-acourbot-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-23 16:27   ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]     ` <519E438A.9030408-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-23 16:57       ` Geert Uytterhoeven [this message]
     [not found]         ` <CAMuHMdVs4hy7dWAGxN51XP3YuWBY6rk22Z6tCU+-HujZH4jL2Q-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-23 19:21           ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]             ` <519E6C37.2010706-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-23 19:42               ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-05-24  7:30       ` Alex Courbot
     [not found]         ` <519F1729.2050003-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24 15:37           ` Stephen Warren

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