[PATCH] Install fbdevhw.so in the correct os-specific path

Alan Coopersmith alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
Mon May 31 18:17:26 PDT 2010


Vignatti Tiago (Nokia-D/Helsinki) wrote:
> going more in depth: why we need a loader? Seriously, distros could have all
> drivers library linked with the server anyway, which generate trash in the
> memory only when using them. So not big deal.

Only if you're ready to say f*** you to people with out of tree drivers,
whether closed source like nvidia & ati, open source like openchrome &
Virtual Box, or just plain confused like Poulsbo.   I'm not and since my
employer would require maintaining a fork containing the loader code,
I certainly hope most other people aren't either.

Besides, after your crusade to reduce memory usage are you really suggesting
that users waste disk space and memory on the drivers for the two dozen
video card models they aren't using?

-- 
	-Alan Coopersmith-        alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
	 Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System



More information about the xorg-devel mailing list