Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268690AbUJPJFV (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:05:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268695AbUJPJFU (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:05:20 -0400 Received: from pop5-1.us4.outblaze.com ([205.158.62.125]:4782 "HELO pop5-1.us4.outblaze.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S268690AbUJPJE5 (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:04:57 -0400 Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Generic VESA framebuffer driver and Video card BOOT? From: Nigel Cunningham Reply-To: ncunningham@linuxmail.org To: Venkatesh Pallipadi Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Linux Kernel Development , penguinppc-team@lists.penguinppc.org In-Reply-To: <20041015112902.A12631@unix-os.sc.intel.com> References: <416E6ADC.3007.294DF20D@localhost> <87d5zkqj8h.fsf@bytesex.org> <20041015112902.A12631@unix-os.sc.intel.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1097917295.4763.35.camel@desktop.cunninghams> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6-1mdk Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:01:35 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1259 Lines: 38 Hi. On Sat, 2004-10-16 at 04:29, Venkatesh Pallipadi wrote: > > Why not? Of course you won't get any output before the graphics card has been > > re-initialized to a sane and usable state... > > > > True. I do it on my Dell 600m (Radeon 9000M) using usermodehelper and > it works just fine. It works both with VGA and X. I need to split up > the thaw_processes into two stages though. It may not work with fb as > fb driver resumes earlier. I use the patch below for the kernel and a > userlevel x86 emulator. > > I have to say though, it will help if we have a such an emulator in the kernel. Just a quick question: is this the right way to distinguish kernel threads? I've been checking if the process has an mm context (if p->mm). > + if (p->parent->pid != 1) > + continue; Regards, Nigel -- Nigel Cunningham Pastoral Worker Christian Reformed Church of Tuggeranong PO Box 1004, Tuggeranong, ACT 2901 Many today claim to be tolerant. True tolerance, however, can cope with others being intolerant. - 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/