Linux 2.6 agpgart support for multiple AGP bridges

2004-11-24 Thread Mike Werner
I have extended the Linux 2.6 agpgart to support initializing multiple backends. The proposed drm<->agpgart interface provided by agp_backend.h is included at the end. In my BK tree, I have modified the necessary agpgart, drm and video files so they should work using this new interface in the

Re: Kernel thoughts of a Linux user

2004-11-24 Thread khaqq
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:31:05 +0100 Tomas Carnecky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that Jon Smirl wrote an email some time ago, here it is: > http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/8/2/111, look at point 15. I like the idea and > I've written him several times, but he didn't answer :( > Anyone knows what'

Re: 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userspace app.

2004-11-24 Thread Alex Deucher
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:45:34 +0100 (CET), Thomas Hellström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Following up on Felix's mail on this issue: > > Is it a correct understanding that for a 32-bit userspace app to work with > an AMD64 64bit drm, the following needs to be fulfilled: > > * IOCTL args m

64-bit kernel with 32-bit userspace app.

2004-11-24 Thread Thomas Hellström
Hi! Following up on Felix's mail on this issue: Is it a correct understanding that for a 32-bit userspace app to work with an AMD64 64bit drm, the following needs to be fulfilled: * IOCTL args must have the same size and layout in 64- and 32 bit models, in particular pointers to user space areas

Re: Kernel thoughts of a Linux user

2004-11-24 Thread Tomas Carnecky
Helge Hafting wrote: From the [ruby patch] documentation: The main problem up to this date (November 2004) is that linux kernel has only one behaviour regarding multiple keyboards : any key pressed catched on any keyboard is redirected to the one and only active Virtual Terminal (VT). Will this