linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

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Date:	Tue, 22 May 2007 10:15:07 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>
Cc:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jesse.barnes@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

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.


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