Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [BK PATCHS] fbdev updates.

Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 22:37:08 +0100

On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 02:24:48PM -0700, James Simmons wrote:
> Your right. That is a bug from the old fbgen code. Since few driver used
> the old fbgen code it never appeared. I suggest we remove can_soft_blank
> and just test to see if the function pointer exist for fb_blank. If it
> doesn't then we can resort to other tricks in suggested in the ther email.

Ok. What about the case where you're running in true colour / static
pseudo colour, and can't blank the palette, but do have a fb_blank
method to handle the direct colour / pseudo colour case?

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Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html


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