Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:38:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:38:52 -0500 Received: from phoenix.infradead.org ([195.224.96.167]:19460 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:38:51 -0500 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 21:46:23 +0000 (GMT) From: James Simmons To: Petr Vandrovec cc: Antonino Daplas , Linux Fbdev development list , Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [PATCH][FBDEV]: fb_putcs() and fb_setfont() methods In-Reply-To: <20030104231729.GA1188@ppc.vc.cvut.cz> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1164 Lines: 28 > > > 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... No I didn't laugh. I didn't like the idea of another fbcon like system being developed just to support this text mode. I have no problem with a matroxcon. > 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. :-) I'm working on your driver the latest few days. I managed to shrink most of the accel code into one common base.I still have alot to go tho. You have a matroxfb_check_var which makes my life much easier. - 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/