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

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Date:	Tue, 29 May 2007 14:26:32 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>
Cc:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.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

Hi!

> >> >> These are not isolated problems. Linux needs a
> >> >properly designed
> >> >> graphics subsystem. One way to achieve that is to
> >> >design it all on
> >> >> paper first so that we can try and locate the
> >> >interactions between
> >> >> modules. For example the current mode setting 
> >design
> >> >is definitely
> >> >> broken for multi-seat support, that's because you
> >> >didn't take that
> >> >> feature into account when writing the code.
> >> >
> >> >No it isn't the code Jesse posted can handle 
> >multi-seat
> >> >fine in the
> >> >areas that it makes sense as we've pointed out to you
> >> >you cannot just
> >>
> >> The code doesn't create one device per CRTC. Missing
> >> that feature
> >> means that we need a persistent root priv app around
> >> that owns the
> >> single device and then listens for messages from each
> >> seat asking it
> >> to do things. That root priv app is not necessary, it 
> >is
> >> a security
> >> risk and it should be eliminated.
> >
> >Fine, submit a patch. But don't block other people 
> >patches just
> >because they do not address your favourite problem.
> 
> I have already implemented this once and submitted a 
> patch.

Seems you were not persistent enough. 'I submitted a patch long time
ago' is still no reason to block new work.

							Pavel
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