Re: CONFIG_{INPUT_,}MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_[XY] in 2.3.99-pre5

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 07:58:11 -0400


David Woodhouse wrote:
>
> jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com said:
> > It would be better to have userspace call the mouse device (via a
> > sysctl or similar) the dimensions of the framebuffer, since that
> > information might be coming from the X server not fbdev..
>
> If there's a linear framebuffer, as there often is, then the X server ought
> to be telling fbdev about it.

You are preaching to the choir :)

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