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Subject: Re: New proposed DRM interface design
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On Llu, 2004-09-06 at 21:58, Hamie wrote:
> The fs -> SCSI interface is a logical one.

We just have to make the fb and DRI to hardware one logical.

> Unless you can have fb sitting on top of DRM of course... (I discount 
> DRM on-top of fb, because of the D == Direct... No other reason :)...
> 
> Does it make sens to have fb ontop of DRM at all? Anyone?

In some cases yes. The DRM is happy with the idea of the kernel being a
DRM client too.

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