On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 05:43, Jon Smirl wrote: > Hopefully these is the last versions. They implement:
Please CC me any further radeonfb patches, I have my own stuff pending that I need to sync (and I sort of took over maintainership) > 1) add every know PCI ID > 2) access ROM directly instead of relying on copy in > low RAM. This allows multiple cards. Required > MPP_TB_CONFIG fix in driver. This is a problem. We also parse it to find the DFP EDID and/or flat panel informations, do that work with the real ROM ? I don't know much about x86 BIOSes, but at least for the DFP EDID, I suppose that one is read in RAM by the BIOS, not in the ROM... > 3) implemented kernel 2.6 module parameters > 4) Cleaned up error paths and made sure resources are > released on errors. Both build without compiler > warnings now. You can ins/rm mod multiple times > without problem. Just don't do it from a window in > your X server. > 5) Driver marks both primary and secondary devices as > being in use. > > These drivers are bigger than the old ones but that's > because I added descriptions for the parameters and a > bunch more error messages. Code is probably smaller. > Strip the strings and remove unneeded entries from the > device table for embedded systems. > > I don't own Apple hardware. Anyone want to make sure I > didn't break Powerbooks? You may want to look at the version I have in my tree on ppc.bkbits.net/linuxppc-2.5-benh. I don't have much time to sync with your before a couple of weeks for now... This version rely on my Power Management stuffs I posted earlier that James didn't seem to merge yet though. > It would be nice if someone with Radeon documentation > verified my chip IDs and family classifications. It is > important that secondary devices are marked correctly > in the driver. I did the best I could from Xfree > source and PCI databases. The ChipIDs aren't in the documentation. I suppose the best source here is the XFree driver. > Patches are against the current 2.6 kernel tree. > Anyone want to volunteer to get these into the kernel? > > > ===== > Jon Smirl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
