Subject: Re: Sharing bus_space maps between drivers
To: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
From: Vincent <10.50@free.fr>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/29/2006 21:10:10
Martin Husemann sagte:
> That is actually just the same, since wsdisplay attaches at radeonfb.
> The framebuffer driver just replaces the more generic vga @ pci. For such
> drivers I would consider going the third aproach, i.e. integrate the
> chip specific DRI part in the framebuffer driver, maybe controlled by
> a compile time option (RADEONFB_NODRI or something). Theoretically we
> could split those two subsystems, but I'm not sure it is worth the effort.
I don't agree: I think to independant drivers, e.g. the framebuffer
being parent of the dri (dri @ radeonfb) wouldn't be so bad, in order to
isolate both developements that are related but not totally similar. But
that's only worth my penny, as the saying go.
Vincent