Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Helge as fbdev maintainer

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Hi

Am 18.01.22 um 09:10 schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven:
Hi Gerd,

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 7:30 AM Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Also note that using a shadow framebuffer allows to decouple fbcon
updates and scanout framebuffer updates.  Can be used to speed up
things without depending on the 2d blitter.

Assuming accesses to the shadow frame buffer are faster than accesses
to the scanout frame buffer. While this is true on modern hardware,
this is not the case on all hardware.  Especially if the shadow frame
buffer has a higher depth (XRGB8888) than the scanout frame buffer
(e.g. Cn)...

The funny thing is that the systems we are interested in, once used
to be known for their graphics capabilities and/or performance...

What I still don't understand: why are you so keen on maintaining an interface that only serves the console? Nothing else uses fbdev these days. Why not improve DRM/userspace to the point where it fits your requirements? Long-term, the latter would make a lot more sense.

Best regards
Thomas


Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                         Geert

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
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(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
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