Hi Finn,
On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 6:31 AM Finn Thain <fth...@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
> There's an 'inverse' option in amifb, atafb, imstt, macfb, matroxfb,
> pvr2fb and vesafb. However, it's dead code in atafb, macfb, matroxfb and
> vesafb. The others use fb_invert_cmaps() but this has no effect on the
> framebuffer console. Does anyone know what this option is/was used for?
To invert the console? ;-)
Calling fb_invert_cmaps() inverts the default colormaps, and is thus intended
to have an effect on the frame buffer console.
If this no longer works (due to some refactoring during the past +20 years?),
that's a bug.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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