Thread (7 messages) 7 messages, 4 authors, 2006-01-30

Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Fix usage of blank value passed to fb_blank

From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>
Date: 2006-01-29 10:40:27
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Andrew Morton wrote:
"Antonino A. Daplas" [off-list ref] wrote:
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Unfortunately, this may cause some userland breakage.  X should work.
 However, some apps may have been developed that uses the FB_BLANK constants
 (DirectFB?).  In these cases, they'll get a deeper blank level instead, so it
 probably won't affect them significantly.  A follow up patch that hides the 
 FB_BLANK constants may be worthwhile.
Would prefer to avoid any userland breakage.  Is this followup patch
happening?
I'm still doing research on which major fb apps depend on the FB_BLANK constants, but
my guess is that the follow up patch is inevitable. We cannot avoid bending over
backwards for X :(

Tony
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