Re: Native mode handling

On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 11:26, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 21:17, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > 
> > My plan is to build separately compilable layers that build on each other.
> > 
> > 1) Kernel DRM driver
> > 2) Framework based on Xfree 2D driver minus the PCI bus and 2D drawing code.
> > This includes all of the mode code. There are two libraries, one board specific,
> > one common (DDC, I2C). Layer 1 is used to find the hardware.
> > 3) The existing standalone Mesa driver. Modified to use layer 2.
> > 4) xserver modified to use the GL API.
> > 
> > A goal of layer 2 is to make it reusable by other projects.
> 
> Does anything speak against (optionally/partly/whatever) using a
> framebuffer device for 2)?

I think we should start thinking about moving away from fbdev in
the long run. Either that, or do some significant fixup of the
fbdev, which is, imho, looking more and more like a lost cause.

Also, it would be nice if we could keep that XFree "feature" of
not beeing OS specific, while at the same time beeing able to
get better use of the infrastructure provided by a given OS like
linux for things like PCI typically.

Ben.