Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] scr_*() audit

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Romain Dolbeau wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Since there are still some issues left with the scr_*() functions on
> > big-endian platforms that can have both VGA and frame buffer consoles, I
> > decided to spent some precious time on auditing the usage of these functions.
> 
> >From a driver author point of view, where are those functions
> useful ? My understanding is they should only be used in _putcs,
> when accessing the [unsigned short *] parameter that contain the
> character data. Is that right ? (pm3fb need to be fixed :-( )

Yes, that's right. A frame buffer device just has to draw characters from a
passed screen buffer in its putcs() routine.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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