CVS Update: xc (branch: XORG-6_8-branch)

[Roland Mainz]

CVSROOT:	/cvs/xorg
Module name:	xc
Changes by:	gisburn at gabe.freedesktop.org	04/12/14 21:01:25

Log message:
  2004-12-14 Roland Mainz <roland.mainz at nrubsig.org>
    * xc/programs/Xserver/Xext/xf86vmode.c
    Bug #1552 (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1552)
    attachment #1026 (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=1026):
  
    Currently, when a screensaver kicks in, it calls xf86GetModeLine()
    which causes the Vidmode extension to write out a debugging log
    message of what the current modeline is.  These messages are
    generally only useful to an X11 developer who is debugging the
    extension itself, or to an application developer who is developing
    an application which uses the vidmode extension to get/set the video
    mode, however they're not very useful for end users.
  
    The current default Xvidmode verbosity causes the X server to write
    overly detailed video modeline information to the X server log file
    whenever any application uses the extension to get, set, or delete
    modelines.  This causes a problem for laptop users on battery power
    with their hard disks set to power saving mode, because the hard disk
    will power down, then later the screensaver kicks in, which calls
    xf86GetModeLine(), which causes the log message to get written out,
    which causes the hard disk to be powered back up.
  
    Having these messages off by default solves this problem for laptop
    users, and seems to make the most sense considering how useful they
    are in general.
    By changing the default log level for these messages, developers
    who need to see these for debugging purposes can increase their X
    server verbosity level and still see them, so no functionality is lost.
  
    This patch lowers the default verbosity of the X server's Xvidmode
    extension log file messages, in order to stop Xvidmode from writing
    out non-critical log messages to the X server log whenever an
    application uses this extension.
  
    Patch by Mike A. Harris <mharris at redhat.com>

Modified files:
      ./:	Tag: XORG-6_8-branch
        ChangeLog 
      xc/programs/Xserver/Xext/:	Tag: XORG-6_8-branch
        xf86vmode.c 
  
  Revision      Changes    Path
  1.365.2.73    +37 -1     xc/ChangeLog
  1.2.4.1       +18 -16    xc/programs/Xserver/Xext/xf86vmode.c