Re: Graphics hardware support on sparc64

[Jochen Kunz <jkunz%unixag-kl.fh-kl.de@localhost>]

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:29:45 -0400
Michael Lorenz <macallan%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:

> Maybe - I'll have to look at firmload. There's not much pressure  
> though, the console doesn't need the firmware image to work properly  
> and afbinit is not exactly complicated either.
Building and installing afbinit(8) isn't that complicated, but it is an 
additional step to keep in mind and an additional delay. Since we have the 
firmload(9) interface in tree it would be good, i.e. much more consistent, to 
use it.

Or, as the microcode is needed by X only: Would it make sense to integrate 
afbinit(8) into the X-Server?

As far as I see it using firmload(9) should be straight forward. It should be 
put into the open(9) function of the ffb(4) driver, i.e.
sys/arch/sparc64/dev/ffb.c:ffbfb_open()
Am I correct? Maybe I'll just implement it.
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tsch__,
       Jochen

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