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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:31:40 +0100 From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@...hat.com> To: "Jaya Kumar" <jayakumar.lkml@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, adaplas@....net, linux-input@...r.kernel.org, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fbdev: Make deferred I/O work as advertized "Jaya Kumar" <jayakumar.lkml@...il.com> writes: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Markus Armbruster <armbru@...hat.com> wrote: >> Fix extracted from this linux-fbdev-devel message: > > Hi Markus, > > Yes, this was discussed back in November on linux-mm and hence my > patch. I didn't push for it to be merged by itself because I don't > think it makes sense to merge it separately from the full metronomefb > patch. As far as I can tell, only hecubafb and metronomefb seem to be > the consumers. > > Out of curiosity, are you using defio or planning to use it? I would > love to hear back from people who are using it. > > Thanks, > jaya Converting to fb_defio made xen-fbfront quite a bit simpler and much more maintainable. Excellent match. It took me a bit of time to find your fix, mostly because I assumed my own code was broken, not fb_defio. It's best not to make assumptions about who uses your code; if it's any good, chances are somebody will find a use you never imagined. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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