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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:05:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: James Simmons <jsimmons@suse.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Samuel Rydh <samuel@ibrium.se>,
        Linux Frame Buffer Device Development <linux-fbdev@vuser.vu.union.edu>,
        Linux/PPC Development <linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org>, olh@suse.de
Subject: Re: [linux-fbdev] Re: Video driver bug
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> > I have some ideas but it would requires some changes to the fbcon layer.
> > Also it would move palette handling from fbdev to the console layer.
> > Would these changes be included with the 2.4.0-testX kernels?
>
> I think we must do something in 2.4.0-testX, since you can abuse the bug to
> panic the box.

We really should design a cursor api. A api independent of the console so
X servers can take advantage of it. IMHO fbcon-cfbX and freinds should
go away. What I purpose is it be replaced by 3 standard functions:

fillrect
copyarea
drawimage

This with a clean cursor api woudl allow display_switch to go away.


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