Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:09:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:09:39 -0500 Received: from r2l120.mistral.cz ([62.245.75.120]:1920 "EHLO ppc.vc.cvut.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:09:37 -0500 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 00:17:29 +0100 From: Petr Vandrovec To: James Simmons Cc: Antonino Daplas , Linux Fbdev development list , Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: [PATCH][FBDEV]: fb_putcs() and fb_setfont() methods Message-ID: <20030104231729.GA1188@ppc.vc.cvut.cz> References: <20030104204131.GD1319@ppc.vc.cvut.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1216 Lines: 30 On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 09:12:24PM +0000, James Simmons wrote: > > > 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 When I said before christmas that I'll have to write matroxcon to get reasonable functionality, you laughed... Now, it is clear that there is no other way... > > 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. You can throw anything in and out, of course... It is GPL, after all. Only question left is whether I'll be satisfied with functionality you offer. Best regards, Petr Vandrovec vandrove@vc.cvut.cz - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/