Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262611AbVCJNze (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:55:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262616AbVCJNze (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:55:34 -0500 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:21933 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262611AbVCJNzX (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:55:23 -0500 Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:11:03 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Michal Januszewski Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [announce 7/7] fbsplash - documentation Message-ID: <20050309191103.GA632@openzaurus.ucw.cz> References: <20050308021706.GH26249@spock.one.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050308021706.GH26249@spock.one.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 963 Lines: 23 Hi! > +The userspace helper > +-------------------- > + > +The userspace splash helper (by default: /sbin/splash_helper) is called by the > +kernel whenever an important event occurs and the kernel needs some kind of > +job to be carried out. Important events include console switches and graphic > +mode switches (the kernel requests background images and configuration > +parameters for the current console). The splash helper must be accessible at > +all times. If it's not, fbsplash will be switched off automatically. Ugh, is not calling userspace when switching consoles deadlock-prone? What if that helper tries to do printf()? -- 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=28 ttl=51 time=448769.1 ms - 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/