Re: [PATCH] fbdev driver for S3 Trio/Virge, updated

From: James Simmons
Date: Wed Feb 21 2007 - 19:54:26 EST



> > +/* image data is MSB-first, fb structure is MSB-first too */
> > +static inline u32 expand_color(u32 c)
> > +{
> > + return ((c & 1) | ((c & 2) << 7) | ((c & 4) << 14) | ((c & 8) << 21)) * 0xFF;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* s3fb_iplan_imageblit silently assumes that almost everything is 8-pixel aligned */
>
> Hmn, same thing with vga16fb... Perhaps we should bring back the
> fontwidth flag of 2.2 and 2.4 kernels.

Ug no. It is possible to get 12,6 bit width fonts working with vga
interleaved planes. I got it paritally working but never got back to it.
Its in my queue of this to do. Now that I finished the display class I
need to get around to makeing drm/fbdev work together :-)

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