Re: [PATCH] [2.5.21] CyberPro 32bit support and other fixes

[Denis Oliver Kropp <dok@directfb.org>]

Quoting James Simmons (jsimmons@transvirtual.com):
> 
> > Why is the pseudo palette used anyway?
> 
> Its a fast way for the console to grab the proper console index color to
> draw to the framebuffer. Otherwise we have to regenerate the color all the
> time. Plus it is always endian code for us :-)

I didn't mean the array of colors for the console, but the usage of
the hardware palette for modes != 8 bit.

> > There's no speed benefit and
> > applications running in true/direct color would look wrong.
> 
> For userland no but for the kernel we do have a benifiet.

There's no speed benefit if you write "index|index|index" into the
framebuffer instead of "red|green|blue".

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Best regards,
  Denis Oliver Kropp

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