Re: [RFC] Reliable video POSTing on resume

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Mon Feb 07 2005 - 11:06:17 EST


Hi!

> > 3 - it's always there and can be executed at *any* time: booting,
> > returning from suspend, etc. Also it would allow the VESA framebuffer
> > driver to change graphics mode at any time (for instance).
>
> OK, and what would force you to do the above in the kernel? If the code
> lives in initramfs, it can be called very early, too.

It will be easier to debug in kernel than in initramfs, for
one. Kernel code is bad enough, but initramfs running while kernel is
not even initialized is going to be even more "fun".
Pavel
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