Re: +pm-gxfb-add-hook-to-pm-console-layer-that-allows-disabling-of-suspend-vt-switch.patch added to -mm tree

From: Andres Salomon
Date: Thu Mar 13 2008 - 10:54:04 EST


On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:43:32 +0100
Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:

[...]
> >
> > > Also, it would be nice to make the logic the other way around. Move vt
> > > switching to the drivers that need it because X can be expected to own
> > > the hardware.
> >
> > Conservation of energy. Its easier to make 3 or 4 drivers opt out of
>
> Nice euphemism. You did quick hack instead of proper solution, and
> someone will have to clean it up sooner or later...
> Pavel
>

And I wouldn't be willing to do anything further without approval
from the fbdevel folks. No one's stopping you from writing a patch
if you feel so strongly about it, though.
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