From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965847Ab0COXxS (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:53:18 -0400 Received: from zimbra.ccs.neu.edu ([129.10.116.59]:43320 "EHLO zimbra.ccs.neu.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965803Ab0COXxR (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:53:17 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:53:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Ari Entlich To: Greg KH Cc: Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <2163366.511711268697190113.JavaMail.root@zimbra> In-Reply-To: <455171.511691268697128244.JavaMail.root@zimbra> Subject: Re: [PATCH 34/36] tty: Add a new VT mode which is like VT_PROCESS but doesn't require a VT_RELDISP ioctl call MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [129.10.223.178] X-Mailer: Zimbra 5.0.22_GA_3210.UBUNTU6 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Linux)/5.0.22_GA_3210.UBUNTU6) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org ----- "Greg KH" wrote: > So, are you happy with this in Linus's tree, or do you want it > reverted? The problems with this patch include: 1. There's at least one subtlety I overlooked - switching between X servers (i.e. from one X VT to another) still requires the cooperation of both X servers. I was assuming that KMS eliminated this. 2. It hasn't been tested at all (no X server patch exists which uses the new mode). So yes, I think it would be wise to revert it. I'll resubmit the patch (in a changed form or otherwise) when I've resolved these issues. I apologize again for being late in telling you this stuff. Ari