Re: [PATCH] [2.5.21] CyberPro 32bit support and other fixes

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Denis Oliver Kropp wrote:
> Quoting James Simmons ([e-mail]):
> > 
> > > 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 :-)
> 
> I didn't mean the array of colors for the console, but the usage of
> the hardware palette for modes != 8 bit.
> 
> > > 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.
> 
> There's no speed benefit if you write "index|index|index" into the
> framebuffer instead of "red|green|blue".

But it does allow to change the console palette without the need to redraw the
screen, just like for VGA text mode.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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