Re: video dir reorg
From: Sven Luther <hidden>
Date: 2003-01-14 09:13:19
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 06:02:07PM -0800, Jon Smirl wrote:
Does it make sense to try merging the DRM drivers into the video directory? Maybe something like this: video -- empty except for Kconfig file video/console -- generic fbconsole code video/DRM -- generic DRM code video/ati -- ati drivers (drm & fb) video/i810 -- i810 drivers (drm & fb) etc..... This would allow the merging of the DRM and FB hardware device drivers over time. Switching VTs should be coordinated with saving 3D state. Even with out merging DRM should the console driver be split out from the hardware drivers?
I think Linus rejected this last time James submitted it. That said, there is a trend with the DRI people that now want to use the drm modules to do memory allocation or something such, which was, i think, previously done in the X server. Maybe this would be of interrest to a fbdev<->drm merging James did speak about some time ago. Friendly, Sven Luther ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en