PXA270 framebuffer

Hi,

I'm currently developping on the Gumstix verdex platform and I noticed that 
the PXA270 processor includes a support for smartpanel screen in its 
framebuffer.

I've already written a small "driver" which is just a prototype to test if 
the LCD panel was working but it's far from being something really useful. 
(display only a picture, call some hardware functions of the LCD (rotate 
...) and exit)
Also it's not using the PXA270 framebuffer at all, the communication 
protocol is handled in software which is pretty slow (about 1sec to display 
the picture).

Since the PXA270 uses the pxafb driver I wonder is there is any plan to add 
the support for smart panels.
I thought about modifying the driver so that parameters can be passed at 
boot time specifying if it is a smart-panel or a "regular" LCD along with 
other video parameters.
In the driver I understand that it is needed to set up the framebuffer 
registers, then enabling the framebuffer and passing the data/command 
through the DMA channel 6 using some kind of scheduling function.
Well so far all my attempts did not lead to something viable :D

I've also tried to write a framebuffer driver from vfb and fbskeleton for 
this kind of screen but I'm a real newbie at kernel programming, thus 
leading to nothing at the moment.
I've posted on the linux-kernel mailing list and got some useful answers 
about kernel programming and the framebuffer itself, though I think this 
mailing list is more appropriate.

Any idea / help would be really appreciated,
Julien.

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Messenger: appels gratuits de PC à PC ! 
http://www.msn.fr/newhotmail/Default.asp?Ath=f


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express
Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take
control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now.
http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/