Subject: Re: First snapshot of graphics mode console driver available
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
From: Bang Jun-Young <bjy@mogua.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/29/2001 15:11:11
Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> I tried your vga driver on my prep with S3C864, and it works fine.
> 
> There are some minor problems:
> 
> - It implicitly requires options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR.

If I remember correctly, I removed all of "#ifdef PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR" 
from the source. Emulating blinking hardware cursor in graphics mode is 
much harder to implement.

> - In -current, one argument has been added to vga_common_attach().
> - Back scrolling is a bit slower.

It's inevitable unless programs are modified to make use of back 
scrolling. However, portability and compatibility is more important
than performance in this case.

> 
> but useful enough. Great job!

Thank you. :)

Jun-Young

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