Re: [PATCHv4 2.6.25] i2c: adds support for i2c bus on Freescale CPM1/CPM2 controllers

2008-02-24 Thread Jon Smirl
On 2/22/08, Jochen Friedrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jean, > > > >> +/* > >> + * Wait for patch from Jon Smirl > >> + * #include "powerpc-common.h" > >> + */ > > > > It doesn't make sense to merge this

Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only

2008-02-06 Thread Jon Smirl
rnel level programming required. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/

Re: [GIT PULL] i2c updates for 2.6.25

2008-01-28 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/28/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:36:03 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/27/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Linus, > > > > > > Please pull the i2c su

Re: [GIT PULL] i2c updates for 2.6.25

2008-01-27 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/27/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Linus, > > Please pull the i2c subsystem updates for Linux 2.6.25 from: > > git://jdelvare.pck.nerim.net/jdelvare-2.6 i2c-for-linus The support for modalias loading of i2c modules isn't in here, what's th

Re: [PATCHv2] i2c: adds support for i2c bus on Frescale CPM1/CPM2 controllers

2008-01-23 Thread Jon Smirl
ches before merging them as needed, do > not worry too much about that. He wants the module name translation support I split out into powerpc-common.c. > > > Note: will do. I just subscribed to this list. > > Note hat you do not need to be subscribed to post to the i2c list (bu

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 19 3/5] Clean up error returns

2008-01-20 Thread Jon Smirl
IRQs to move a physical IRQ 0 to another IRQ number. ppc was not changed. This driver does not appear to have been updated to track this global change since it didn't initially use the NO_IRQ define everywhere. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] jds-fix-err-returns Description: Binary data

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 19 3/5] Clean up error returns

2008-01-20 Thread Jon Smirl
two cases. > > Either way, there are more places in the driver where the IRQ is > compared to 0, so if your change is correct, it should be applied > consistently. Thus I will revert this part for the time being, if any > change is really needed with regards to interrupts in this driver,

Re: Why not creating a GIT RT tree ?

2008-01-19 Thread Jon Smirl
. > > No, in fact, I think it's about time to add these to our FAQ: > > http://rt.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions > > Thanks, > > -- Steve > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in &g

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/14/08, Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:07 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAI

Re: [PATCH 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:01:06 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare wrote: > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:29 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > The kernel automatically ex

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:07 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare &

Re: [PATCH 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:29 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare wrote: > > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:26:34 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > IMHO, driver_name/type should be removed in new sty

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > Follow on to

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:26:34 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > The common scheme used elsewhere in the kernel for handling more than > > one device in a single driver is aliases. The i2c code's existing >

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Follow on to: "Series to add device tree naming to i2c" > > Teach module-init-tools about the i2c subsystem. > > Can you please explain what this

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2008-01-12 Thread Jon Smirl
aliases on all platforms but too many people objected so I removed it.. IMHO, driver_name/type should be removed in new style drivers and replaced with aliases on all platforms since aliases are the standard kernel mechanism. > > Sorry for the trouble. I'll post updated comments later

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 0/5] Version 17, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2008-01-12 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/12/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:16:57 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/11/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Secondly, it promotes OF device names as acceptable aliases. This I > > > don't t

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 19 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
werPC and x86. This change is required for PowerPC device tree support. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/hwmon/f75375s.c |4 ++-- drivers/i2c/chips/ds1682.c |2 +- drivers/i2c/chips/menelaus.c|2 +- drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c|2

[PATCH 19 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
This patch allows new style i2c chip drivers to have alias names using the official kernel aliasing system and MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(). I've tested it on PowerPC and x86. This change is required for PowerPC device tree support. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- dr

[PATCH 19 0/5] Version 18, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
. I2C device names are picked up from the device tree. Module aliasing is used to translate from device tree names into to linux kernel names. Several i2c drivers are updated to use the new aliasing. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubs

[PATCH 19 5/5] Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style. The driver is also modified to support device tree names via the i2c mod alias mechanism. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c | 107 +++-- 1 files chang

[PATCH 19 4/5] Convert PowerPC MPC i2c to of_platform_driver from platform_driver

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
Convert MPC i2c driver from being a platform_driver to an open firmware version. Error returns were improved. Routine names were changed from fsl_ to mpc_ to make them match the file name. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c

[PATCH 19 3/5] Clean up error returns

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
Return errors that were being ignored in the mpc-i2c driver Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c | 30 +- 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c b/drivers/i2c/

[PATCH 19 2/5] Modify several rtc drivers to use the alias names list property of i2c

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
This patch modifies the ds1307, ds1374, and rs5c372 i2c drivers to support device tree names using the new i2c mod alias support Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c | 44 - drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 0/5] Version 17, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
e Linux names. This issue hasn't been visible before since there was a global table in the PowerPC code mapping all known Open Firmware names into linux names. Keeping this as a global table doesn't scale. The mapping needs to be done by each device individually. > > -- > Jean

Re: [i2c] [PATCH 0/5] Version 17, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2008-01-11 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/11/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:41:36 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Since copying i2c-mpc.c to maintain support for the ppc architecture seems > > to be an issue; instead rework i2c-mpc.c to use CONFIG_PPC_MERGE #

Re: [2.6 patch] remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

2008-01-01 Thread Jon Smirl
obvious when you are configuring the kernel? Like this for a driver name: Compaq Smart Array 5xxx support (experimental) Some drivers are already do this: Micro Memory MM5415 Battery Backed RAM support (EXPERIMENTAL) Now the status is obvious on an item by item basis. -- Jon Smirl [EMA

Re: [PATCH 0/5] Version 17, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2007-12-27 Thread Jon Smirl
On 12/19/07, Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another rework of the i2c for powerpc device tree patch. This version > implements standard alias naming only on the powerpc platform and only for > the device tree names. The old naming mechanism of > i2c_client.name,driv

Re: [PATCH 0/5] Version 17, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2007-12-20 Thread Jon Smirl
Are there any other objections to this patch? If not, can it be targeted for 2.6.25? On 12/19/07, Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since copying i2c-mpc.c to maintain support for the ppc architecture seems to > be an issue; instead rework i2c-mpc.c to use CONFIG_PPC_MERG

Re: [PATCH 4/5] Convert PowerPC MPC i2c to of_platform_driver from platform_driver

2007-12-20 Thread Jon Smirl
On 12/20/07, David Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 11:41:44PM -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Convert MPC i2c driver from being a platform_driver to an open > > firmware version. Error returns were improved. Routine names were > > changed fro

[PATCH 4/5] Convert PowerPC MPC i2c to of_platform_driver from platform_driver

2007-12-19 Thread Jon Smirl
Convert MPC i2c driver from being a platform_driver to an open firmware version. Error returns were improved. Routine names were changed from fsl_ to mpc_ to make them match the file name. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c

[PATCH 2/5] Modify several rtc drivers to use the alias names list property of i2c

2007-12-19 Thread Jon Smirl
This patch modifies the ds1307, ds1374, and rs5c372 i2c drivers to support device tree names using the new i2c mod alias support Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c | 44 drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c

[PATCH 1/5] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2007-12-19 Thread Jon Smirl
This patch allows new style i2c chip drivers to have alias names using the official kernel aliasing system and MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(). I've tested it on PowerPC and x86. This change is required for PowerPC device tree support. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- driv

[PATCH 0/5] Version 17, series to add device tree naming to i2c

2007-12-19 Thread Jon Smirl
tree names into to linux kernel names. Several i2c drivers are updated to use the new aliasing. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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.

[PATCH 5/5] Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style

2007-12-19 Thread Jon Smirl
Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style. The driver is also modified to support device tree names via the i2c mod alias mechanism. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c | 107 +++-- 1 files chang

[PATCH 3/5] Clean up error returns

2007-12-19 Thread Jon Smirl
Return errors that were being ignored in the mpc-i2c driver Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c | 30 +- 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c b/drivers/i2c/

[PATCH 3/7] Modify several rtc drivers to use the alias names list property of i2c

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
This patch modifies the ds1307, ds1374, and rs5c372 i2c drivers to support device tree names using the new i2c mod alias support Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- a

[PATCH 6/7] Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style. The driver is also modified to support device tree names via the i2c mod alias mechanism. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [PATCH 7/7] Makefile

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
Ignore this patch, I forgot to remove it before mailing the series. On 12/17/07, Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > > Makefile |3 +++ > 1 file

[PATCH 7/7] Makefile

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Makefile |3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index c1825aa..15ada3f 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ MAKE

[PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
oid output_isapnp_table(struct module *modules, FILE *out); void output_input_table(struct module *modules, FILE *out); void output_serio_table(struct module *modules, FILE *out); +void output_i2c_table(struct module *modules, FILE *out); void output_of_table(struct module *modules, FILE *out); #e

[PATCH 2/7] Implement module aliasing for i2c to translate from device tree names

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
This patch allows new style i2c chip drivers to have alias names using the official kernel aliasing system and MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(). I've tested it on PowerPC and x86. This change is required for PowerPC device tree support. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by

[PATCH 4/7] Clean up error returns

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
Return errors that were being ignored in the mpc-i2c driver Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c | 30 +- 1

[PATCH 5/7] Convert PowerPC MPC i2c to of_platform_driver from platform_driver

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
Convert MPC i2c driver from being a platform_driver to an open firmware version. Error returns were improved. Routine names were changed from fsl_ to mpc_ to make them match the file name. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S

[PATCH 1/7] Copy mpc-i2c to preserve support for ARCH=ppc and allow changes on ARCH=powerpc

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
Temporarily copy the mpc-i2c driver to continue support for the ppc architecture until it is removed in mid-2008. This file should be deleted as part of ppc's final removal. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-

[PATCH 0/7] Series to add device tree naming to i2c

2007-12-17 Thread Jon Smirl
names. Several i2c drivers are updated to use the new aliasing. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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 Pleas

Re: [i2c] [2.6 patch] some overdue I2C driver removal

2007-11-28 Thread Jon Smirl
es what so ever > there isn't that much insentive to do so yet. > > Removing the existing i2c driver would seem like a mistake at this time > though. Hasn't their been a one year notice that these drivers were going to be removed? How about removing them and putting them

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] Fix i2c module parameter permissions for read/write

2007-11-04 Thread Jon Smirl
On 11/4/07, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John, > > On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:55:15 -0400, Jon Smirl wrote: > > The permissions of i2c module parameters were set to zero making the > > parameters invisible and unsettable from the kernel command line.

[PATCH] Fix i2c module parameter permissions for read/write

2007-11-03 Thread Jon Smirl
The permissions of i2c module parameters were set to zero making the parameters invisible and unsettable from the kernel command line. This patch changes the permissions to the standard 0644 read/write. Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/i

Re: [PATCH 4/5] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2

2007-08-29 Thread Jon Smirl
the kernel GPL'd if the author doesn't explicitly grant them more liberal BSD license in addition? The problem then comes in taking the patches that were only made available against GPL code and reshipping them under the BSD license without the author explicitly agreeing to this. Wh

Re: [PATCH 4/5] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2

2007-08-29 Thread Jon Smirl
7;t a patch against the kernel have to be GPL? When these patches get pulled back into BSD and distributed with it, did BSD get infected with the GPL? AFAIK this has never been legally sorted out. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux

Re: Git tree for old kernels from before the current tree

2007-07-22 Thread Jon Smirl
it has an extremely effective diffing mechanism. You may surprised at how little it adds. For example, git compressed the 2.6GB mozilla cvs tree down to 400MB. I used to clone trees all the time, but now I'm much better at using git and I haven't cloned a complete tree from kernel.org in a ye

Re: Git tree for old kernels from before the current tree

2007-07-22 Thread Jon Smirl
ssing drivers so that we can ask for more code. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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/

Git tree for old kernels from before the current tree

2007-07-22 Thread Jon Smirl
rsion, apply the diff from the vendor (or expand a tarball), use git status to see what files changed, and git diff to get detailed changes (all minus CVS keyword expansion noise). Major bonus points if it can detect detect a subsystem that has been backported. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Git help for kernel archeology, suppress diffs caused by CVS keyword expansion

2007-07-22 Thread Jon Smirl
On 7/22/07, Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Jon Smirl wrote: > > It would really be useful if git diff had an option for suppressing > diffs caused by CVS keyword expansion. I really think it's not a "git diff" issue, but it migh

Git help for kernel archeology, suppress diffs caused by CVS keyword expansion

2007-07-22 Thread Jon Smirl
cause expansion, probably around twenty. When removing these with a simple grep it can get fooled and mess up. CVS keyword expansion adds about 60,000 lines of noise to a typical diff. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel"

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-29 Thread Jon Smirl
ustify replacing fbdev instead of extending it. As for writing more patches, I have been burnt once by "show us the code" being used as a way to getting rid of someone when the people saying "show us the code" have no intention of agreeing to the changes being proposed. I'

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-28 Thread Jon Smirl
ese extra capabilities allow the graphics device to be initialized and the consumption of GPU resources to be controlled. The current X server, which runs as root, functions as the DRM master. There is actually no real requirement that the DRM master be run as root, and there is a preliminary patch

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
at this point. A new memory manager for drm is a nice piece of work. It was something that needed to get done. But right now it is being done in an X specific manner without consideration of alternative graphics environments. Dave. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/22/07, Jesse Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Jon Smirl wrote: > I've talked to an ATI engineer about VBIOS initialization. The chips > may have different steppings. They flash the right VBIOS that matches > the chip into the ROM on the

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
Someone just pinged me privately asking about virtualization support for the console and graphics hardware. What's the plan for handling virtualization? -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a me

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/22/07, Jesse Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 5/22/07, Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > you display text in graphics mode entirely in kernel context. The > > > driver should also attempt to sto

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
OS is run is to initially reset the card. Once we get the card reset it isn't used any more. For almost all cards this is the only way to reset them, we have insufficient information to write this ourselves. Alan -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the li

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/22/07, Dave Airlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 5/22/07, Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/21/07, Jesse Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jon, that's why I'm posting this stuff in the first place! :) Again, if > > you have spe

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-22 Thread Jon Smirl
rongly coupled to the problem of VGA arbitration. Could we try and work out a solution to these two problems? If we can solve these they will provide a foundation for fixing the harder ones. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel"

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
setting and VBIOS support. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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/

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
the driver was first loaded. That code can be marked _init. We're not talking about a lot of code needing to go into the kernel. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/21/07, Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jon Smirl wrote: > 2) Address the long outstanding issue of multi-seat at the console > level. My solution to this is the one device per CRTC model. This is very very low priority. Pretty much nobody besides you is clamoring f

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/21/07, Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jon Smirl wrote: > There is a significant group of Linux users who want to be able to > login separate users to each screen/head/crtc/output device. These > people are concentrated in the third world and don't show up at

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
s. The people I talked to were from India and Japan. I am not a member of either group. So go ahead and ignore me, I'd just like to see these two groups get features implemented that have been ignored for a long time. Dave. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this li

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/21/07, Dave Airlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 5/21/07, Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/21/07, Dave Airlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This just needs a userspace console again a parallel problem that > > really isn't much to do with

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
ted and the architecture needs to address everything as a unified whole. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 P

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
Ls requiring root priv. What is not ok is to require a permanently running root priv process. If the code is going to always be running make it as small as possible and put it in the device driver. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe lin

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
rchitecting it yet again. Other people may add more things to this list. Let's get the design right this time around and address all of the known problems. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a mess

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
device per CRTC and then add a new IOCTL to control the output device. I haven't seen anything yet that justifies abandoning the existing fbdev API. Note that you could add fbdev API support to the radeon DRM driver. Preserving the fbdev API doesn't mean that you have to preser

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/21/07, Jesse Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sunday, May 20, 2007, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 5/20/07, Jesse Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With the interfaces implemented here, a userspace application can > > create a multiseat environment either with

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-21 Thread Jon Smirl
On 5/20/07, Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jon Smirl wrote: > This design still requires a global server app since the heads share a > single device. > I am always concerned that the root priv code in the X server is a > potential security hole. I would like to move

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-20 Thread Jon Smirl
n for converting all of the existing drivers? -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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/

Re: [RFC] enhancing the kernel's graphics subsystem

2007-05-20 Thread Jon Smirl
; kernel and userspace drivers compete for control of graphics devices. How is supporting different users logged into each head going to work? The original model for this was to give each head its own fbdev device. It is important that each user be able to set their own mode without being r

Re: 2.6.20-rc5: known unfixed regressions

2007-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
2 > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/12/31/133 > > Submitter : Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Damien Wyart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Aaron Sethman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Status : unknown > > I have not seen the p

snd/core, freeing the device driver when an USB audio device is unplugged

2007-01-02 Thread Jon Smirl
evice open. --- Now I restart gnome which closes whatever had the card open snd_card_file_remove snd_card_do_free -- device finishes getting unregistered unregistering device using 2.6.20-rc3 -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kern

Re: Using _syscall3 to manipulate files in a driver

2007-01-01 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/1/07, Paul Mundt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 12:13:52PM -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > I have the source code for a vendor written driver that is targeted at > 2.6.9. It includes this and then proceeds to manipulate files from the > driver. > > asm

Using _syscall3 to manipulate files in a driver

2006-12-31 Thread Jon Smirl
. I'm on x86. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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/

Re: BUG: scheduling while atomic, new libata code

2006-12-28 Thread Jon Smirl
On 12/28/06, Arnd Bergmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 28 December 2006 03:16, Jon Smirl wrote: > BUG: scheduling while atomic: hald-addon-stor/0x2000/5078 > [] __sched_text_start+0x5f9/0xb00 > [] net_rx_action+0xb3/0x180 > [] __do_softirq+0x72/0xe0 > [] d

Re: BUG: scheduling while atomic, new libata code

2006-12-28 Thread Jon Smirl
On 12/28/06, Arnd Bergmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 28 December 2006 03:16, Jon Smirl wrote: > BUG: scheduling while atomic: hald-addon-stor/0x2000/5078 > [] __sched_text_start+0x5f9/0xb00 > [] net_rx_action+0xb3/0x180 > [] __do_softirq+0x72/0xe0 > [] d

kobject_add failed for card0, ALSA and USB

2006-12-27 Thread Jon Smirl
r+0x7/0x1c === input: Philips Electronics Philips PSC805 as /class/input/input6 input,hiddev96: USB HID v1.00 Device [Philips Electronics Philips PSC805] on usb-:00:1d.1-1 ALSA sound/usb/usbaudio.c:1317: setting usb interface 1:1 ALSA sound/usb/usbaudio.c:1317: setting usb interface 1:

Re: BUG: scheduling while atomic, new libata code

2006-12-27 Thread Jon Smirl
[] hrtimer_cancel+0xe/0x20 [] hrtimer_nanosleep+0x49/0x110 [] do_sys_open+0x4a/0xe0 [] sys_open+0x1c/0x20 [] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85 === -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message

Re: BUG: scheduling while atomic, new libata code

2006-12-26 Thread Jon Smirl
patch so it may take a while to know if there is a difference. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 Pl

BUG: scheduling while atomic, new libata code

2006-12-26 Thread Jon Smirl
] vfs_ioctl+0x5c/0x2a0 [sys_ioctl+114/144] sys_ioctl+0x72/0x90 [sysenter_past_esp+95/133] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85 === -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-09-01 Thread Jon Smirl
er. We're not putting all of our eggs in one basket, you keep forgetting that we already have a server that supports all of the currently existing hardware. The question is where do we want to put our future eggs. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &quo

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-31 Thread Jon Smirl
le's constructive views on the subject. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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/

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-31 Thread Jon Smirl
a "danger?" > > -- > Eric Anholt [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://people.freebsd.org/~anholt/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) > > iD8DBQBDFUr4HUdvYGzw6vcRAl0SAKC

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
Access has been restored. The URL is good again. http://www.freedesktop.org/~jonsmirl/graphics.html -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo inf

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
Before you shut my account off I made you this offer: On 8/31/05, Jon Smirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quit being a pain and write a response to the article if you don't > like it. Censorship is not the answer. Open debate in a public format > is the correct response. If you

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
On 8/31/05, Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 00:50 -0400, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 8/30/05, Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 'As a whole, the X.org community barely has enough resources to build a > > > single

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
On 8/30/05, Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-08-30 at 12:03 -0400, Jon Smirl wrote: > > The article has been reviewed but if it still contains technical > > errors please let me know. Opinions on the content are also > > appreciated. > >

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
On 8/30/05, Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-08-30 at 12:03 -0400, Jon Smirl wrote: > > The article has been reviewed but if it still contains technical > > errors please let me know. Opinions on the content are also > > appreciated. > >

Re: State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
ier > part is to figure out how we should expose it through the cairo API but > that's not an X server design problem. It will be interesting to read other X developer's comments on exposing programmable graphics via render. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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/

State of Linux graphics

2005-08-30 Thread Jon Smirl
rticle has been reviewed but if it still contains technical errors please let me know. Opinions on the content are also appreciated. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mo

Re: Ignore disabled ROM resources at setup

2005-08-29 Thread Jon Smirl
forming the OS. With X around PCI config space can get out of sync with the kernel structures. > > /** > - > 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://v

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