Re: [PATCH] framebuffer devfs support, new bootlogo too (2.1.112-pre2)

Mark 'segfault' Guzman (segfault@ntplx.com)
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 23:02:52 -0400


On Tue, Jul 28, 1998 at 08:43:01PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Mark "segfault" Guzman wrote:
> > Attatched are patches for adding devfs support to the framebuffer devices.
> > I use devfs exclusivly and i wanted to use framebuffer stuff so i had to
> > add support. The patch is based upon 2.1.112-pre2. The 3dfx patch is a
>
> I'm no devfs expert, but I don't think this patch is correct.
>
> Why does every frame buffer device call framebuffer_register_devfs()? I'd
> expect that only register_framebuffer() would call it.
>
I modeled it after soundcard.c, will look into it. First time toying w/ devfs code, im going to chalk it up to me needing sleep at 4am.

> Greetings,
>
> Geert
>
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
> Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
> Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
>
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