Re: 2.4.0-test8 timing problems?

[Michel <da...@re...>]

Sven LUTHER wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 04:09:10PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > Sven LUTHER wrote:
> >
> > > > > Maybe i could try it out on my work box, using XF4 on top of my G400
> > > > > framebuffer.
> > > >
> > > > I don't think the bug would show up there. The glint driver is still
> > > > the only one (besides fbdev) which uses fbdevhw in Probe().
> > >
> > > What about a permedia2 board then ? Maybe i should write a fbdev for my
> > > dual pm3 board, i wanted to do it anyway. But the current fbdev support
> > > in the glint driver would have to be changed anyway, as the permedia3 is
> > > a 128 bit chip, unlike the permedia2.
> >
> > I don't see where that would be a problem wrt fbdev?
> 
> Well, in the glint driver, you make assumption that the detected chip is a
> pm2. but the pm3 is quite different. I don't remember well, but they would
> be some things to change. It is not much, but it needs checking.

I see. That only applies if fbdevhw was needed for _probing_, which isn't the
case for a PCI system.


Michel


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