[Linux-fbdev-devel] fbdev accel lib

[Jeff G. <jg...@ma...>]

I haven't been following the 2.5.x fbdev discussions, so I apologize if
this is out of line with the future.

When implementing accels in kernel space, it would be nice to go ahead
and shove those into a library for userland apps to use as well. 
"fbdev-lib" or whatever.  Then, software such as gdk's fbdev backend or
qt's fbdev backend or Mesa's fbdev target could link against this
library, and automatically benefit from the code sharing (when new
hardware accels are implemented, especially).

It would also be nice to have other commonly-coded userland routines for
accessing Linux kernel fbdev devices, if such exist.

This is NOT a suggestion for a new userland graphics interface or
anything of that sort.  What I propose is a --small-- library with
nothing but code that should be shared across low-level fbdev users.

Regards,

	Jeff


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