On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: > >> Why do we want this? > >> > >> Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > >> access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > >> suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by > >> adding a bus for the gpu drivers to attach to. Currently a lowlevel > >> binding driver is needed along with optional fb and drm components. > > > >If we were to allow this kind of "sharing" for all PCI devices would > >that work out instead? Or would this layer still be needed? > > Initially this layer wouldn't be needed, but I'd like to add some > awareness to the drivers, so the drm can tell the fb to stop doing > stuff and vice-versa if necessary.... but perhaps that could be done > with a generic layer also.. or via the lowlevel driver I have...
Ok, I have no objection to this layer right now, as it solves your problem, and while I would like some time in the future to add such a layer for the PCI devices, it is no where on my todo plate just yet... thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
