Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752000AbXE3G0l (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 May 2007 02:26:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751275AbXE3G0d (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 May 2007 02:26:33 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:46421 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751246AbXE3G0d (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 May 2007 02:26:33 -0400 Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:26:31 +0200 (CEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: "Antonino A. Daplas" cc: Jesse Barnes , Linux Kernel Development , James Simmons , Dave Airlie , Jakob Bornecrantz , dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] allow console unregistration In-Reply-To: <1180483232.10390.7.camel@daplas> Message-ID: References: <200705171423.46748.jesse.barnes@intel.com> <200705171532.28799.jesse.barnes@intel.com> <1180483232.10390.7.camel@daplas> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1691 Lines: 44 Hi Tony, On Wed, 30 May 2007, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 15:32 -0700, Jesse Barnes wrote: > > Randy just informed me that the patch limits are bigger now, so here are the > > actual patches. > > > > This patch allows for proper console unregistration via the VT layer, and > > updates the FB layer to use it. This makes debugging new console drivers > > much easier, since you can properly clean them up before unloading. > > Antonio already checked it out (and suggested a tweak for the fbcon side) > > so I think it's on its way already via the FB tree. > > > > Jesse, > > I already implemented (and tested) selective framebuffer/console > unregistration in my tree using your patch as a base. I'll send this > patch to akpm soon. > > Geert, > > Is this something that you might need for ps3fb? It should address 2 of > your concerns. The only thing is that you will need > CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING=y. You can default this to 'y' in your > platform, or select it. I was going to look at Jesse's patch, but it didn't happen yet. So yes, I'm definitely interested in your patch! Can you please send it to linux-fbdev-devel already? Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe (NSCE) Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com ------- The Corporate Village, Da Vincilaan 7-D1 Voice +32-2-7008453 Fax +32-2-7008622 ---------------- B-1935 Zaventem, Belgium - 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/