# Re: cfb\* routines and high mem

- From: Geert Uytterhoeven \<geert@linux-m68k.org\>
- Date: 2003-09-22 07:23:55 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2003/09/13451870
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2003/09/13451864/t.md

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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Jon Smirl wrote:
> After grepping around for a while it looks like the only user of the cfb*
> routines is the console code. There doesn't appear to be a way to get to these

And the logo code...

> from user space but I may have missed one.
>
> If this is true, then the cfb* code could be moved down into the console
> directory and be built into that driver. The frame buffer drivers would just
> return NULL for the function pointers if they don't implement an accelerated
> routine. Doing this would help isolate high mem access code into fbconsole.

What about unaccelerated frame buffer drivers for non-cfb hardware?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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