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Date:	Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:40:17 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	greg@...ah.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gma500: gtt based hardware scrolling console

Hi Alan,

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 20:43, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/framebuffer.c
b/drivers/staging/gma500/framebuffer.c
index 7748331..3f39a37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/framebuffer.c

> @@ -416,6 +473,8 @@ static int psbfb_create(struct psb_fbdev *fbdev,
>
>        info->fix.smem_start = dev->mode_config.fb_base;
>        info->fix.smem_len = size;
> +       info->fix.ywrapstep = gtt_roll;

Do you really want to set this? I didn't see any other wrapping
support in your patch.
However, I guess you can implement wrapping support using the same
mapping trick?

> +       info->fix.ypanstep = gtt_roll;
>
>        if (backing->stolen) {
>                /* Accessed stolen memory directly */

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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