Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] fb_imageblit()

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

On 9 Jan 2003, Antonino Daplas wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 23:15, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > c. Read color information from pseudopalette if directcolor/truecolor. 
> > 
> > Hoever, pseudopalette has entries for the first 16 colors only!
> > Hence you are limited to the 16 color for directcolor/truecolor modes.
> 
> That's why there's an fb_set_logo_directpalette(), for directcolor
> visuals >= 24bpp, and fb_set_logo_truepalette(), for truecolor, in
> fb_set_logo().  Basically, it temporarily replaces info->pseudo_palette
> with one that has 256 entries to match linux_logo.  Logo drawing, using
> cfb_imageblit() has always worked for me in directcolor and truecolor
> modes.

Bummer, /me should read the code more thoroughfully...

Perhaps renaming `{saved_,}palette' to `{saved_,}pseudo_palette' would make
this clearer...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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