Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: New API

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

On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
> On 14 Nov 01 at 11:58, James Simmons wrote:
> >  *      Blank the screen if blank_mode != 0, else unblank. Return 0 if
> >  *      blanking succeeded, != 0 if un-/blanking failed due to e.g. a
> >  *      video mode which doesn't support it. Implements VESA suspend
> >  *      and powerdown modes on hardware that supports disabling hsync/vsync:
> >  *      blank_mode == 2: suspend vsync
> >  *      blank_mode == 3: suspend hsync
> >  *      blank_mode == 4: powerdown
>
> What about:
>
>    *      Note: If screen is blanked, all other functions (setcolreg,
>    *      imageblit) may be still invoked, and must work. This needs
>    *      special care if you are blanking by programming DAC to all black.
>
> or something like that.

Or the upper layer could take care of that.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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