On Tue, 16 May 2000, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, 16 May 2000, James Simmons wrote:
> > Yet another frame buffer driver updated to the new API. I don't know
> > the author's email address. Please test since I lack this hardware. It
> > does compile.
>
> Forwarded to tsbogend@alpha.franken.de (see CREDITS :-), who's probably busy
> with the PA-RISC port.
>
> BTW, drivers that conform to the new API can have fb_ops->fb_get_{var,fix,cmap}
> == NULL as well, if fbmem.c takes care of that.
Once all the drivers conform we can remove those functions from fb_ops.
The ultimate goal being fbgen is really intergrated into fbdev. It will
make life much easier for driver writers. I will wipe up a patch for
pan_display tomorrow for detecting xxfb_pan_display and allowing drivers
that lack support for it to have it set to NULL.
Q: Why did they deprecate a.out support in linux?
A: Because a nasty coff is bad for your elf.
James Simmons [jsimmons@linux-fbdev.org] ____/|
fbdev/gfx developer \ o.O|
http://www.linux-fbdev.org =(_)=
http://linuxgfx.sourceforge.net U
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