Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [PATCH] fbdev updates.

[Russell K. <rm...@ar...>]

On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:16:28AM -0700, James Simmons wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:53:35AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > If you have an `asymmetric' dual-head chipset (both heads are not independent,
> > > and/or have different capabilities), you'll have 2 info structures, with one
> > > shared par. So info and par cannot be combined.
> >
> > That may be true for such systems.  I don't believe in imposing such
> > restrictions on drivers that can _never ever_ fall into that category.
> 
> Imposing a standard set of rules to a subsystem. What insane person would
> ever do that?

Imposing a set of useless features on hardware that can not support it
by design.  Yes, that's sensible, oh yes.

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