Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] how to drop access to an ioremapped area ?

[Ghozlane T. <gt...@pr...>]

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From: "James Simmons" <jsi...@tr...>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] how to drop access to an ioremapped area ?


> > what if i make glide use a new VC , a la X, and then pray that userland
apps
> > will play nicely when changing the console, by stopping every write ?
> > how does fb apps (from X to fbtv) cope with VC switches ?
>
> They really don't :-(

"ouch" ...

is this a definitive limitation/issue, or is the upcomming ruby taking care
of this kind of issues ?