[Linux-fbdev-devel] New API

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James Simmons writes:
 > 
 > Hi folks. I finally hammered a newer api for framebuffer devices. I
 > adapted skeletonfb.c to show it off. Feedback welcomed.
 > 
 > /*
 >  * linux/drivers/video/skeletonfb.c -- Skeleton for a frame buffer device
 >  *
 ...
 > /**
 >  *      xxxfb_imageblit - REQUIRED function. Can use generic routines if
 >  *                        non acclerated hardware and packed pixel based.
 >  *                        Copies a image from system memory to the screen. 
 >  *
 >  *      @info: frame buffer structure that represents a single frame buffer
 >  *	@image:	structure defining the image.
 >  *
 >  *      This drawing operation draws a image on the screen. It can be a 
 >  *	mono image (needed for font handling) or a color image (needed for
 >  *	tux). 
 >  */
 > void xxxfb_imageblit(struct fb_info *p, struct fb_image *image) 
 > {
 > }
 
Which bit ordering will be used? Leftmost = MSb (as in console fonts)
or leftmost = LBb (as in XFree, at least in nVidia driver, which I'm
familiar with)?

-- 
Jindrich Makovicka