Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Some questions

[James S. <jsi...@in...>]

> However, the brokenness is really on the driver side.  They are unable
> to change the video mode unless they are supplied with the correct
> timing parameters where in fact they actually have the best knowledge on
> how to calculate them.  
> 
> So the question:  Do we let fbcon spoonfeed the timings to fbdev, or do
> we let the drivers calculate it for themselves?  I go for the latter, as
> fbcon really should not have any business with hardware.

I agree.