Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH][FBDEV]: fb_putcs() and fb_setfont() methods

On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 09:07:29PM +0000, James Simmons wrote:

Rejected. I have put thought into it and the whole point was to not allow 
the fbdev layer to touch console data. I stand firm on this!!! The reason 
being is the core console layer is going to change the next development 
cycle. We have to change to deal with things like the PC9800 type hardware 
that support more than 512 fonts. Do we realy want to break every fbdev 
driver again. This way the breakage is once and for all. Its is also a 

Why? (a) only those which will use putcs, and (b) I see no 512 chars limit
anywhere in new code. And in old code it is there only because of passed
data are only 16bit, not 32bit wide... With simple search&replace you can
extend it to any size you want, as long as you'll not use sparse font
bitmap.

pandoras box. If we place these hooks in we end up with the same crappy 
driver problem we had before. I never heard anyone every say the old api 
we clean. 

I believe that I repeatedly said that I see no problem with old API which
cannot be solved by incremental updates and without removing functionality.

It is like with modules - some believe in evolution, and some in revolution...
Fortunately modules situation finally settled down and it is enough just install
new app to handle module loading/unloading. With current fbdev even trivial
console resizing does not do anything useful (thanks, Antonio).
						Best regards,
							Petr Vandrovec
							vandrove@vc.cvut.cz