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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/10] ps3av/fb drivers for 2.6.21
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:49:13 +1100
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> ps3av: Use a kernel thread to handle the actual video mode setting, as this
> involves some quite big delays.

The ps3 fbdev already has it's own kernel thread no ? Why use a second
one ? We could just have the ps3av code keep the delays but be called by
a thread ?

Ben.