RE: [PATCH 1/13 v2] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, JosephChan@via.com.tw wrote:
> It should be my carelessness. The check has been added in viafbdev.c already. 

OK.

> Do I need to re-send the patch for the documentation? Thanks for your reminding.

Please send an incremental patch. Andrew is good in folding ;-)

> From: Geert Uytterhoeven [mailto:geert@linux-m68k.org]
> Sent: Fri 8/8/2008 7:32 PM
> To: Joseph Chan
> Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; akpm@linux-foundation.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/13 v2] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, JosephChan@via.com.tw wrote:
> > +    4. VX800 2D accelerator hasn't been supported in this driver yet. When
> > +       using driver on VX800, one should add parameter "viafb_accel=0" to
> > +       disable 2D accelerator.
> 
> Can't the driver detect this automatically, and disable the 2D
> accelerator when running on a VX800?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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