the 2D driver initializes MC_FB_LOCATION and related registers sanely
the DRM deduces the layout from these registers
clients use the new SETPARAM ioctl to tell the DRM where they think the
framebuffer is located in the card's address space
the DRM uses all this information to check client state and fix it up if
necessary
This is a prerequisite for things like direct rendering with IGP chips and
video capturing.
used by root (the X Server) which are not locked. However, it should
deal with lost-IRQ issues on -current which I think people have been
experiencing but I am unable to reproduce (though I understand why they
would occur, because of a bug of mine). Note that most of the locking
(DRM_LOCK()/UNLOCK()) is all covered by Giant still, so it doesn't
matter yet.
- Remove locking on FreeBSD-stable and NetBSD. These are covered by the
fact that there is no reentrancy of the kernel except by interrupts,
which are locked using spldrm()/splx() instead.
DRM(write_string). This is the first part of removing much of the
support code for gamma from the BSD DRM, since it appears that no new
drivers are using it and nobody has ever shown interest in gamma on
BSD.
Eric Anholt
Michel Daenzer
Alan Hourihane
David Dawes