Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] drm_fb_helper: Impossible to change video

[James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>]

> > I don't think the CRTCû_info makes much sense if the main use
> > case is fbcon. fbcon will use a single fb device and so you can't see
> > the console on multiple heads anyway which makes the whole thing
> > somewhat pointless. And if you're trying to do something more complex
> > you will be a lot better off bypassing fbdev altogether.
> >
> 
> I guess it's also possible that somebody would want the fbdev/fbcons
> cover multiple screens. This is not particularly useful with fbcons
> (although curses WMs exist) but might be somewhat useful for graphical
> fbdev applications.

I really can't see fbcon need that.
 
> Multiple views of the kernel virtual consoles on different heads might
> be nice toy but it's probably too hard to be worth trying. And there
> are always applications like jfbterm which could be perhaps slightly
> adapted to use one of the other devices instead of a vc.

It already exist. I guess it is one of those best kept secrets.