Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261368AbUJaVEq (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:04:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261435AbUJaVEp (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:04:45 -0500 Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64]:46079 "EHLO sccrmhc13.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261368AbUJaVEa (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:04:30 -0500 Message-ID: <41855483.2090906@comcast.net> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:09:23 -0800 From: Z Smith User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (X11/20040803) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jan Engelhardt CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: code bloat [was Re: Semaphore assembly-code bug] References: <417550FB.8020404@drdos.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel> <200410310000.38019.vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> <1099170891.1424.1.camel@krustophenia.net> <200410310111.07086.vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> <20041030222720.GA22753@hockin.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 620 Lines: 19 Jan Engelhardt wrote: > FBUI does not have 3d acceleration? The problem is 3d non-acceleration i.e. VESA and VGA would still have to be supported. I'm no 3d expert but I think there must be some software-based 3d function would require using floating point, which isn't allowed in the kernel. Also, might not software 3d open the kernel up to patent issues? Zachary Smith - 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/