From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268541AbUHLMxK (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:53:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268531AbUHLMvk (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:51:40 -0400 Received: from styx.suse.cz ([82.119.242.94]:57218 "EHLO shadow.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268543AbUHLMtH (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:49:07 -0400 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:50:59 +0200 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Jakub Vana Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: x86 - Realmode BIOS and Code calling module Message-ID: <20040812125059.GA2923@ucw.cz> References: <20040812093653Z2097836-29040+39160@mail.centrum.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040812093653Z2097836-29040+39160@mail.centrum.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 11:36:40AM +0200, Jakub Vana wrote: > Hello, > > I have written Linux Kernel module that allows you to call BIOS interupts, Far services or your own code. It's working on x86 machines with PAE or not PAE enabled(up to 4GB or up to 64GB). It's tested on 2.4.26 and 2.6.7 kernel on P4 machine. I think there is not problem to work on others. Now, I'm preparing DOCs and Demos. > > I wrote the module especialy for changing the VESAFB videomode, but It is usable anywhere the BIOS is neaded. > > I'm writing you to know this code exists and to ask you for help to add this code to official Kernel distribution. Can't this be done from userspace without kernel support? I think X already does exactly that to initialize secondary VGA cards, and to set videomodes on intel VGA's. -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR