Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] video dir reorg

[Sven L. <lu...@dp...>]

On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 09:22:36AM -0800, Jon Smirl wrote:
> --- Sven Luther <lu...@dp...> wrote:
> > I think Linus rejected this last time James
> > submitted it.
> 
> Didn't the last patch just move the DRM directory from
> driver/char into the video directory.?

There is a response of linus in the mailing list archive about this, i
don't remember nor checked if it was only the first time, or not. I
think the objection was about complicate to supervise diffs.

> This could be done in two steps. First split out the
> fb console driver files into their own directory and
> then sort out the hardware drivers more. Then if the
> DRM merge gets ok'd everything will be ready.
> 
> In the config system I don't like how you have to
> enable driver support for the same piece of hardware
> in two different places. I also don't like looking in
> two different places for the source to drivers for the
> same hardware.
> 
> What is Linus' take on merging a card's fb and drm
> drivers into a single module in the long run?

Well, the problem is that the fb drivers are maintained by us, and the
drm drivers are maintained by the DRI.

Also, i think the drm drivers should compile not only on linux, but on
other oses too (BSDs at least).

Also, i believe some of the XFree86 guys don't like fbdevs.

Friendly,

Sven Luther