[SNIP] >>> It's not that low resolution these days (normally the smallest native >>> resolution of all connected displays, i.e. generally >= 1920x1080), i.e. >>> on the order of ~10 MB of VRAM that can't be used for anything else. >> Hui, what? Isn't the fb freed after X takes over? > Nope, that isn't possible (not even un-pinning it from VRAM), because > the console layer can try accessing the buffer at any time from any context. Ok, that at least explains why people are wanting to get rid of it so desperately :) Thanks, Christian.
