Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/3: FBDEV: VGA State Save/Restore

James Simmons (jsimmons@infradead.org)
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:31:20 +0000 (GMT)

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> Limitations:
> 1. Restoring the VGA state from high-resolution graphics mode may
> result in a corrupt display which can be corrected by switching
> consoles. May need a screen redraw at this point. Restoring from VGA
> graphics mode to text mode and vice versa is okay.
>
> 2. Assumes some things about the hardware which is not universally
> correct: VGA memory base is at 0xA0000, memory size is 64KB, the
> hardware palette is readable, etc.
>
> Any comments welcome.

One thing I like to suggest. I like to move the vga code in fb.h to vga.h.
Alot of fbdev devices don't have a VGA core.

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