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From: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][FBDEV]: fb_putcs() and fb_setfont() methods
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> I'll be happier with character coordinates for text mode. 

Yuck!! Using fbcon for text modes is just bloat. For hardware text mode it 
is much better to write a nice small console driver like newport_con.c

> could decide on case-by-case basis whether it will use its own code or 
> generic without touching pointer (without modifying potentially constant
> fb_ops structure common to all fbdev instances).

The patch was rejected. I working on your driver. I can throw in a text 
mode driver as well. 

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