Re: [linux-fbdev] Re: Video driver bug

On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, James Simmons wrote:

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I have some ideas but it would requires some changes to the fbcon layer.
Also it would move palette handling from fbdev to the console layer.
Would these changes be included with the 2.4.0-testX kernels?

I think we must do something in 2.4.0-testX, since you can abuse the bug to
panic the box.

We really should design a cursor api. A api independent of the console so
X servers can take advantage of it. IMHO fbcon-cfbX and freinds should
go away. What I purpose is it be replaced by 3 standard functions:

fillrect
copyarea
drawimage

This with a clean cursor api woudl allow display_switch to go away.

100% agreed. But that should wait for 2.5.0. Now we have to hunt for
release-critical bugs in the current version.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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