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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:53:31 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] cirrusfb: it lives!
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David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
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> This patch brings the cirrusfb driver up to date with 2.6.

Olé

> cirrusfb
> has suffered bit rot like you wouldn't believe (last updated... 2.3.x era?).

My more venerable testbox has Cirrus hardware.  The problems have been noted ;)

> The driver will now compile again, and you can change to a high resolution 
> text mode with stty.  Known defects: doesn't play nice with X, nor fbset.
> Nonetheless, please apply to -mm and forward to mainline.

Shall do, thanks.