Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Fri, 14 Jun 2002 15:53:05 -0700 (PDT) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] [2.5.21] CyberPro 32bit support and other fixes |
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> Why is the pseudo palette used anyway?
Its a fast way for the console to grab the proper console index color to draw to the framebuffer. Otherwise we have to regenerate the color all the time. Plus it is always endian code for us :-)
> There's no speed benefit and > applications running in true/direct color would look wrong.
For userland no but for the kernel we do have a benifiet.
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