linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 3/4 v5] i.MX31: framebuffer driver

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Date:	Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:54:03 +0100 (CET)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, adaplas@...il.com
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 3/4 v5] i.MX31: framebuffer driver

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,1853 @@

> +/**
> + * mx3fb_check_var() - check and adjust framebuffer variable parameters.
> + *
> + * @var:	framebuffer variable parameters
> + * @fbi:	framebuffer information pointer
> + */
> +static int mx3fb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *fbi)
> +{

    [...]

> +	/* Copy nonstd field to/from sync for fbset usage */
> +	var->sync |= var->nonstd;
> +	var->nonstd |= var->sync;

What's the purpose of this (ab)use of .nonstd?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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