Re: patch: shadowfb also for non-EFI boots

RVP <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Apr 2026 00:28:12 +0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.x86-64,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.i386,gmane.os.netbsd.devel.kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, 8 Apr 2026, [email protected] wrote:

> I've tested this on the machine in question, netbsd10.1 userland,
> with netbsd10, netbsd11 and netbsd-11.99.5 kernels (with this patch),
> and on a machine with intel graphics.
>

There're 2 issues (both fairly minor) with enabling the shadow FB:

1. Addtl. mem. used for it (20+ MB easily for a 4K resolution).
2. Screen-artefacts on the console after paging with Shift-PgUp/PgDn.

> Should I proceed to commit?
>

It'll have to be you--I'm not in the pantheon :)

-RVP