Re: [linux-fbdev] Re: [PATCH] updated Mips Magnum frame buf

From: Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 01:14:10 EST


On Thu, 18 May 2000, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
> It does not... PROC_CONSOLE does NOT return current foreground console,
> but tty of that process. Unless you are running fbset from process which
> is not attached to tty, such as if you run fbset remote - in that case
> it will control currently visible VT. But only in this case. And at least
> I do run fbset locally, not remote.

I really have to look at the original frame buffer device patches from Martin
Schaller to see whether this was the intention of PROC_CONSOLE...

It's quite possible I introduced this myself, when playing with stuff I didn't
quite understand... To me it makes much more sense to have /dev/fb* operate on
the current videomode of /dev/fb*.

But I'm afraid this is once again a religious matter...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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