[Open-graphics] Linux kernel graphics subsystem changes

[Daniel Rozsnyó]

Lourens Veen wrote:
> On Sunday 24 June 2007 18:39, Attila Kinali wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 May 2007 10:39:15 +0800
>>
>> "Rogelio Serrano" <rogelio.serrano at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 5/28/07, Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:
>>>> But these days it is very hard to find anyone who actually
>>>> knows X11....
>>> Ok if you have seen the freedesktop pages somebody is thinking of
>>> moving x11 to dbus. now thats totally unacceptable.
>> Any url with that?
>> But even then, i wouldn't believe it. Who ever has said that
>> has no understanding whatsoever what X11 and what D-Bus is.
>> Both are in their needs and implementations quite ortogonal.
> 
> Well, if the kernel uses DBus to notify userland of changes in the 
> hardware configuration, then it makes perfect sense for the X server to 
> listen to the kernel via DBus and update its input device configuration 
> accordingly. 

I hope some day it will be able to extend the desktop without need of 
extensive configuration and restart. Something like dynamic multi-head 
(not only turn on/off pre-configured screens, but support choosing the 
resolution, in a way like Windows does). And also some support for 
connecting graphic output on the fly.. for the usb/ethernet graphic 
cards/monitors.

> If the kernel already provides hardware drivers, why should the X server 
> duplicate all that? I think the whole idea of X talking to the hardware 
> directly is ugly from an architecture point of view. 

I agree.