Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:54:51 +0000 (GMT) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: ACPI output/lcd/auxdisplay mess |
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> Well, we were aware of video/backlight/* (read below). Anyway, > auxdisplay doesn't create a class; it did in first versions, but right > now it behaves just like a framebuffer, no classes in the playground > (maybe you read a old version?). ... > However, auxdisplay means "auxiliary display device drivers", not _the > display_. In such folder we can put every > auxiliar-optional-secundary-rare display (not just LCDs, framebuffers, > ...) who has special requirements (like parport wiring, fixed refresh > rate, different properties...). Also, things like "set_contrast", > "max_constrast", "set_power"... didn't seem very appropriate.
Is it a framebuffer device ? The framebuffer layer is abstracted to work with such devices. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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