From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750795AbWFWOix (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:38:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750798AbWFWOix (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:38:53 -0400 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.182]:60542 "EHLO py-out-1112.google.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750795AbWFWOiw (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:38:52 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=h5ZqbwsYFycDWpHmMG1+An8b45TmfhyQFhuhmg3Ql2/VDdQBQfztgvwyDcLQWZt/Y2tAdA2GkMbRUpQLb/odKxydqLT1hVbSnTif3dIu7zzKinN1BYXKXwNnrMr0HL/I5EhSf4bLdKJfK6OzGOUiZXeq+QujD+JcrEg+dHADUOk= Message-ID: <449BFCF6.1000603@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:38:46 +0800 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Al Boldi CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK crashes 2.6.17 References: <200606211715.58773.a1426z@gawab.com> <200606222036.45081.a1426z@gawab.com> <449ADCB2.4000006@gmail.com> <200606231625.39904.a1426z@gawab.com> In-Reply-To: <200606231625.39904.a1426z@gawab.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1256 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Al Boldi wrote: > Antonino A. Daplas wrote: >> (vgacon's screenbuffer is video RAM while the rest of the console drivers >> have it in system RAM. But you can have vgacon and fbcon compiled at the >> same time, for example, and this basically screws up the screen accessors, >> especially in non-x86 archs.) >> >> So a revamp of vgacon may be necessary, by placing the screen buffer in >> system RAM. This will entail a lot of work, so the revamp will take some >> time. > > Thanks for looking into this. > >>> VIA has a separate driver, couldn't this be merged with mainline? >> Sure, as long as it's GPL-compatible, properly written, and correctly >> Signed-off. > > Attached below is their license. Is it GPL-compatible? The license text is MIT. A note from the author explicitly stating GPL compatibility or dual-licensing the code is much better. Also, I prefer that the author of the code himself submit it for inclusion. Tony