Subject: Re: First snapshot of graphics mode console driver available
To: Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@orchard.arlington.ma.us>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/30/2001 10:07:05
On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 09:27:57AM -0800, Bill Sommerfeld wrote:
> Given that frame buffer memory access tends to be significantly slower
> than regular memory access, it may make sense to re-render the text
> into the new frame buffer location rather than do a frame-buffer to
> frame-buffer copy.
That requires storing the character cells somewhere. Now, this is arguably
the right thing to do (as it would give us virtual terminal support on ALL
framebuffers) -- Roland Dowdeswell was going to work on this, but I think
his job got in the way...
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>