From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Apr 16 20:37:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA04172 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 20:37:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wcc.wcc.net (wcc.wcc.net [208.6.232.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA04151; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 03:36:55 GMT (envelope-from piquan@wcc.wcc.net) Received: from detlev.UUCP (tnt248.wcc.net [208.10.139.248]) by wcc.wcc.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA05516; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 22:31:50 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from joelh@localhost) by detlev.UUCP (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA00785; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:35:57 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from joelh) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:35:57 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199804160335.WAA00785@detlev.UUCP> To: sos@FreeBSD.ORG CC: dag-erli@ifi.uio.no, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199804151006.MAA03552@sos.freebsd.dk> (message from Søren Schmidt on Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:06:49 +0200 (MEST)) Subject: Re: syscons.c From: Joel Ray Holveck Reply-to: joelh@gnu.org References: <199804151006.MAA03552@sos.freebsd.dk> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >> There was a discussion a while back (jan/feb) about graphical >> screensavers and changes needed in /sys/i386/isa/syscons.s to support >> them. AFAIK none of these changes have been committed. I want to >> commit *one* of them (the most conservative one): slightly change the >> order in which things are done in scrn_timer.c to prevent the deadlock >> that arises on wakeup (syscons wants to stop the screensaver but >> doesn't dare to because the console is in an unknown mode). > That will be OK.. Sorry, guy, it's my fault that the screensaver stuff didn't get committed. I didn't realize I was blocking anybody. If I am, please email me and I will move it to the top of the appropriate queue. Best, joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message