PATCH 2.3.99.7.5: update for clgenfb fbdev driver

Kazunori Aoshima aoshimak at mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp
Sat May 6 16:03:23 EST 2000


Hi,

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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org>
on " Re: PATCH 2.3.99.7.5: update for clgenfb fbdev driver "
date: Fri, 5 May 2000 13:38:26 +0200 (CEST) >>>

> On Fri, 5 May 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > updates my cirrus logic fbdev driver with a few cleanups, fix 0xA0000
> > bug (note to alan), module and PCI cleanups, ...
>
> Since clgen_of_init() is exactly the same as clgenfb_init(), and since clgenfb
> uses PCI resource management, can't we simply get rid of the OF specific stuff
> in clgenfb?
>
> Can someone please test this by disabling Offb (CONFIG_FB_OF=n) and seeing
> whether everything still works fine? Thanks!

I would like to test it on my PowerStack.

The test need to test two things.

1. Add clgenfb (Version? I have 1.9.4.4 .) patch on newest
   kernel 2.3.99.7.5 .
2. CONFIG_FB_OF=n and CONFIG_FB_CLGEN=y needs on the config file.

Is that so?

Best regards.
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