From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/10] ps3av/fb drivers for 2.6.21 Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:01:08 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: References: <1170794953.2620.253.camel@localhost.localdomain> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HEhk1-0004S9-6T for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:01:21 -0800 Received: from [80.88.33.193] (helo=vervifontaine.sonycom.com) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HEhjz-0001Ng-Pp for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:01:21 -0800 In-Reply-To: <1170794953.2620.253.camel@localhost.localdomain> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Cc: Paul Mackerras , James Simmons , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Linux/PPC Development On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > > 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 ? That's another possibility. And since the screen is blanked during mode change, there's no need to refresh it, and I may even get rid of the call to ps3fb_flip_ctl() in ps3av. I'll look into it... Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe (NSCE) Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com ------- The Corporate Village, Da Vincilaan 7-D1 Voice +32-2-7008453 Fax +32-2-7008622 ---------------- B-1935 Zaventem, Belgium ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from vervifontaine.sonycom.com (unknown [80.88.33.193]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E07CDDECE for ; Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:01:15 +1100 (EST) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:01:08 +0100 (CET) From: Geert Uytterhoeven Sender: geert@sonytel.be To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/10] ps3av/fb drivers for 2.6.21 In-Reply-To: <1170794953.2620.253.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: References: <1170794953.2620.253.camel@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Paul Mackerras , James Simmons , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Linux/PPC Development List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > > 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 ? That's another possibility. And since the screen is blanked during mode change, there's no need to refresh it, and I may even get rid of the call to ps3fb_flip_ctl() in ps3av. I'll look into it... Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe (NSCE) Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com ------- The Corporate Village, Da Vincilaan 7-D1 Voice +32-2-7008453 Fax +32-2-7008622 ---------------- B-1935 Zaventem, Belgium