Re: KDB in the mainstream 2.4.x kernels?

[Andi Kleen]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:16:41AM -0400, Greg Stark wrote:
> There was a proposal a long ways back to allow X to download instructions to
> the kernel on how to restore the video mode. The proposal was to code the
> instructions as a forth program that frobbed registers appropriately. The
> kernel would have a small forth interpretor to run it. Then switching
> resolutions could happen safely in the kernel.

Did the proposal come with working code?

-Andi
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