Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760600AbXEVAP0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 May 2007 20:15:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755204AbXEVAPR (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 May 2007 20:15:17 -0400 Received: from gate.crashing.org ([63.228.1.57]:44713 "EHLO gate.crashing.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755127AbXEVAPP (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 May 2007 20:15:15 -0400 Subject: Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt To: Dave Airlie Cc: Jon Smirl , Jesse Barnes , Jesse Barnes , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Antonino A. Daplas" In-Reply-To: <21d7e9970705211014j6eb59326u85f7347a3000f3d3@mail.gmail.com> References: <200705171423.46748.jesse.barnes@intel.com> <9e4733910705210901v5996cacas640f211404c519c6@mail.gmail.com> <200705210914.22663.jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> <200705210934.58559.jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> <9e4733910705211005k761c976o1a6b270d87b49589@mail.gmail.com> <21d7e9970705211014j6eb59326u85f7347a3000f3d3@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:15:07 +1000 Message-Id: <1179792908.32247.772.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 909 Lines: 24 On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 18:14 +0100, Dave Airlie wrote: > > > 6) Eliminate the existing VT swap driver free for all. I would > compile > > out the VT layer and replace it with a compatible API that enforces > > some sanity. > > I'm hoping to look into this but it is a parallel problem to what this > code does, the VT switch API sucks rocks, so providing something > compatible is going to suck rocks.. Yeah, please, don't even go near that until everything else is done & merged or you'll never have anything finished :-) VT is a can of worms that will take some time to sort out and has nothing to do with what we are talking about right now anyway :-) Ben. - 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/