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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h | 72 |
1 files changed, 72 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h index a00603b4451a..969d41ecede5 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ struct fbcon_display { /* Filled in by the low-level console driver */ const u_char *fontdata; int userfont; /* != 0 if fontdata kmalloc()ed */ +#ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_LEGACY_ACCELERATION + u_short scrollmode; /* Scroll Method, use fb_scrollmode() */ +#endif u_short inverse; /* != 0 text black on white as default */ short yscroll; /* Hardware scrolling */ int vrows; /* number of virtual rows */ @@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ struct fbcon_display { }; struct fbcon_ops { + void (*bmove)(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, int sy, + int sx, int dy, int dx, int height, int width); void (*clear)(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, int sy, int sx, int height, int width); void (*putcs)(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, @@ -149,6 +154,73 @@ static inline int attr_col_ec(int shift, struct vc_data *vc, #define attr_bgcol_ec(bgshift, vc, info) attr_col_ec(bgshift, vc, info, 0) #define attr_fgcol_ec(fgshift, vc, info) attr_col_ec(fgshift, vc, info, 1) + /* + * Scroll Method + */ + +/* There are several methods fbcon can use to move text around the screen: + * + * Operation Pan Wrap + *--------------------------------------------- + * SCROLL_MOVE copyarea No No + * SCROLL_PAN_MOVE copyarea Yes No + * SCROLL_WRAP_MOVE copyarea No Yes + * SCROLL_REDRAW imageblit No No + * SCROLL_PAN_REDRAW imageblit Yes No + * SCROLL_WRAP_REDRAW imageblit No Yes + * + * (SCROLL_WRAP_REDRAW is not implemented yet) + * + * In general, fbcon will choose the best scrolling + * method based on the rule below: + * + * Pan/Wrap > accel imageblit > accel copyarea > + * soft imageblit > (soft copyarea) + * + * Exception to the rule: Pan + accel copyarea is + * preferred over Pan + accel imageblit. + * + * The above is typical for PCI/AGP cards. Unless + * overridden, fbcon will never use soft copyarea. + * + * If you need to override the above rule, set the + * appropriate flags in fb_info->flags. For example, + * to prefer copyarea over imageblit, set + * FBINFO_READS_FAST. + * + * Other notes: + * + use the hardware engine to move the text + * (hw-accelerated copyarea() and fillrect()) + * + use hardware-supported panning on a large virtual screen + * + amifb can not only pan, but also wrap the display by N lines + * (i.e. visible line i = physical line (i+N) % yres). + * + read what's already rendered on the screen and + * write it in a different place (this is cfb_copyarea()) + * + re-render the text to the screen + * + * Whether to use wrapping or panning can only be figured out at + * runtime (when we know whether our font height is a multiple + * of the pan/wrap step) + * + */ + +#define SCROLL_MOVE 0x001 +#define SCROLL_PAN_MOVE 0x002 +#define SCROLL_WRAP_MOVE 0x003 +#define SCROLL_REDRAW 0x004 +#define SCROLL_PAN_REDRAW 0x005 + +static inline u_short fb_scrollmode(struct fbcon_display *fb) +{ +#ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_LEGACY_ACCELERATION + return fb->scrollmode; +#else + /* hardcoded to SCROLL_REDRAW if acceleration was disabled. */ + return SCROLL_REDRAW; +#endif +} + + #ifdef CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING extern void fbcon_set_tileops(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info); #endif |