Re: [MiNT] XaAES / GEM memory issues

[Noah silva <nsilva@sparcy.atariuniverse.com>]

Also, if the VDI is integrated into the kernal, it would be difficult to
upgrade and maintain.  Some sort of module is definatly preferable.  

On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Odd Skancke wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > It is clear that I wasn't precise enough.
> > 
> > Possibly.
> >  
> > > I never said that the entire AES should be in kernel mode in any way.
> > > I'm only suggesting that the keyboard and mouse handling part of AES/VDI
> > > is moved into kernel mode. This includes:
> > > 
> > > * Mouse and keyboard handling
> > > * Cliprectangle handling
> > > * handling of window locations
> > 
> > Please tell me, why clipping and window locations have to be integrated to
> > the kernel (whatever way it is done, i assume an XDD).
> >  
> > > All suggestions so far all in some way suggests using special mouse or
> > > keyboard device drivers. I cannot see the difference.
> > 
> > Well, I can see. Incorporating parts of AES and VDI into the kernel you
> > make the kernel designed especially to be used with AES and VDI. We
> > _don't_ want that.
> 
>  Well.. if it is implemented exclusively as an XDD, this would be alright,
> I think. But I agree with you, Konrad, we _don't_ want this code
> integrated into the kernel itself.
> 
> 
> 
>  Regards,
>  
>  Odd Skancke - ozk@atari.org - http://assemsoft.atari.org
> 
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