Re: Bug? Sparc mmap() or fbdev?

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com)
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 15:39:10 -0600 (CST)

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On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Greg Ingram wrote:
> I've been fiddling with the framebuffer device and have discovered an
> inconsistency in using it on different architectures. The test program
> that follows opens the framebuffer device, mmap's it, sets a palette
> entry, and clears the screen.

Sparc fbdev is different from other platforms because of Xsun
compatibility requirements.

Jeff

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