Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] fbdev intel with kernel modesetting

[Dave A. <ai...@gm...>]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Peter Hanzel <han...@gm...> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have a question. I am using intelfb to get framebuffer console on Acer
> Extensa 5220 notebeook. (VGA Intel 965GM)
> In kernel 2.6.28.7 i must set video mode on boot with vga= param.
> Now I have discovered that in 2.6.29 kernel, there is support for kernel
> modesetting with gpu/drm/i915.
>
> Will this be joined with driver/video/intelfb ?

Not joined, hopefully driver/video/intelfb will die.

> So mode switch will work with simple fbdev IOCTL.?
> Like some cooperation between fbdev and gpu/drm?

The problem with simple ioctl is its simple, it can't express what
graphics cards actually look like.

At the moment fbset isn't hooked up, but it should be trivial to add
the code to do it,
we haven't hooked it up as there is no right answer for dual-head
displays using fbdev on top of drm,

Granted if someone was to implement something we'd probably go with it.

Dave.

>
> Thanks.
>
>
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