On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 04:49:28PM +0100, Denis Oliver Kropp wrote: > There are many people that don't want graphics support in the kernel, > I also think that the kernel should only manage the device and give > userspace the ability to use it. The kernel should be able to recover > the device anytime, not more. For graphics cards this includes mode > switching, that's why we have the Linux Framebuffer Device. > Graphics support in the kernel is very much akin to managing the device and allowing people to run with it from userspace in its present incarnation. A classic example is using DRM for things like MTRR and DMA management. Especially if you start getting into fights with X over resources. (Notably the framebuffer subsystem is pretty bad at this, but it's on the TODO list for 2.5).
Now if only watchdogs and power management in general were more intelligently supported... hmmm... Regards, -- Paul Mundt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MontaVista Software, Inc.
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