Subject: re: Creator3D driver and X server snapshot
To: Sung-Won Chung <swchung7@hotmail.com>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 08/28/2002 12:25:08
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Sung-Won Chung wrote:

# >i wonder what we should do wrt ffbconfig...
#
# I think it maybe necessary to define ioctl() interface in ffb driver
# to manipulate DAC chip of the creator. But it maybe dangerous
# if non-privileged user access DAC to change video timing.
# I don't know whether there is more safer way.

In the ffb driver, perhaps only make certain settings available,
somehow (by flags in a struct?).

Permissions are probably a SMOP.  Brain isn't quite clear enough to
redescribe that here.

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