* Re: [patch, 2.6, ppc] some modular framebuffer support
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@ 2004-07-01 11:34 ` Sven Luther
2004-07-01 14:47 ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " David Eger
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From: Sven Luther @ 2004-07-01 11:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jens Schmalzing, linux-fbdev-devel, debian-kernel; +Cc: linuxppc-dev
Let's bring linux-fbdev in the loop, as they probably are the best
placed to comment.
On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 10:26:18AM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the following patch allows some accelerated framebuffers (aty128fb,
> atyfb, radeonfb, and rivafb) and framebuffer console support itself to
> be built as modules on ppc. Tested on a Powerbook Pismo, works very
> well including XFree86 and DRI.
>
> The first hunk suppresses a warning only, not sure about it.
Jens, i am not sure of the wisdom of pursuing this way. I know that
modularizing stuff and even fbdev drivers is a good thing, but i also
know that you plan to use this to modularize most fbdevs out of the
debian powerpc kernel.
I wonder at the implications, since modular fbdevs are loaded well later
than non-modular ones, and we thus lose lots of early log messages,
which may be ok for us hackers with a serial console ready to catch
them, but may be a nightmare for general users of the debian powerpc
package, not to speak about us who will have to do the support job on
those.
linux-fbdev folk, what is your take on this, would it be possible to
somehow get a way to have earlier debug messages, or to bring the
loading of fbdev modules to an earlier point ? Benh, where you working
on something such ? I think i remember something about this mentioned.
Or maybe i am wrong, and using a modular fbdev on a not offb supporting
powerpc is just fine.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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