Hello Wolf,
By now I've implemented static mode setting in kfb. kfb, on initialization, set mode different from configured and set by kernel, and correctly reports mode parameters to compositor. See `kfb-setmode-test' branch.
Good job, it is an important milestone. Thanks!
Next week I'll start to work on dynamic mode setting.
You should probably start by creating a completely isolated driver (you can call it "vesa", "vbe" or something like that). Piggybacking on the kfb is fine for the proof-of-concept, but kfb is also used on non-PC platforms and therefore should not be polluted by the PC-specific code.
BTW: I have also noticed that your code does not currently work on amd64. I believe that thanks to the way you emulate the real mode VESA BIOS it should work in the 64bit mode without any major changes. Am I correct?
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