Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: fbdev, console, (video) overlay/underlay & fbtv

[James S. <jsi...@tr...>]

> If it's not possible via the fbdev API because the
> device is exclusively opened, then I'll hack another mecanism in
> the kernel, probably via /proc/pmu like I do for backlight. It may
> be ugly, but it works and I don't want to wait for proper support in X.

Hum. I know I want to make opening /dev/fbX disable VC switching, if we
have VT console. As for the multiple opens. I think we have no choose but
to leave it as such. It will also break OpenGL. Unfortunely the proper
solution to handling multiple process to graphics hardware is very
complex. It would be sometime before this is all sorted out.