Re: sleepy linux 2.6.23-rc9

[H. Peter Anvin]

Clemens Koller wrote:
> > When I boot init=/bin/bash vga=791 (vesa framebuffer), most wakeups
> > are caused by cursor painting (I should fix that some day, I
> > guess). But... the cursor blinking does not even work properly!
> >
> > It blinks at normal speed, then (randomly) it blinks slowly, then gets
> > back to normal speed, then inserts longer delay.
>
> Is the effect a beat that it has roughly the frequency of your Notebooks
> screen refresh rate (60Hz)? (in german: Schwebung)
>
> > The effect is so nice that I thought about youtube ;-). Thinkpad
> > x60.. question is, how to debug it? 
>
> No idea... check where the register of the HW cursor blink rate
> gets written? But as it seems to be so nice, please submit a patch
> which enables this for all platforms. ;-)

For the VESA framebuffer I would assume the cursor blinking is done in 
software (if done at all.)

	-hpa
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