Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:13:17 +0100 (MET)
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Jan De Luyck <lkml@kcore.org>
cc: Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>,
       Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
       Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
       Kronos <kronos@kronoz.cjb.net>,
       Linux Fbdev development list 
	<linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
       Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [PATCH] Sysfs for framebuffer
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Jan De Luyck wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 March 2004 13:26, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > - From a users point of view: if there are only to be framebuffer devices
> > > listed in this class, why not call it just what it is: "Framebuffer" ?
> > > Naming it after something it is only in a broad sense makes no sense to
> > > me. I'd be looking in /sys/.../framebuffer instead of /sys/.../graphics
> > > or /display.
> >
> > Notice that /display is what is used by most OF implementations, so this
> > kinda makes sense. I would vote like BenH on this if i was consulted.
>
> OF implementations?

Open Firmware

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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