linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] fbdev: add fillrect and copyarea ioctls

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Date:	Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:53:12 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Ali Gholami Rudi <ali@...i.ir>,
	fbdev <linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@...il.com>,
	Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...pl>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>,
	Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] fbdev: add fillrect and copyarea ioctls

On Monday 13 July 2009, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 07:47:09PM +0430, Ali Gholami Rudi wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is there any reason for not adding these ioctls to fbdev?  I searched
> > the net and couldn't any.  Anyway, these patches simply implement those
> > ioctls.
> 
> Have you also added the needed 32 vs. 64 bit handlers for these ioctls?
> 

They are not there, but could be trivially added with

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index f8a09bf..ce107c4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,8 @@ static long fb_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	case FBIOPAN_DISPLAY:
 	case FBIOGET_CON2FBMAP:
 	case FBIOPUT_CON2FBMAP:
+	case FBIOCOPYAREA:
+	case FBIOFILLRECT:
 		arg = (unsigned long) compat_ptr(arg);
 	case FBIOBLANK:
 		ret = do_fb_ioctl(info, cmd, arg);


Unfortunately, it would not be as easy to add an FBIOIMAGE, which sounds
equally useful.

	Arnd <><
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