What is kernel's KMS(kernel mode setting) API?
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Mode setting is usually related to Graphics setup.
A reference article dated April 19, 2008 notes,
kernel mode-setting involves moving the mode-setting code for video adapters from the user-space X server drivers into the Linux kernel. This may seem like an uninteresting topic for end-users, but having the mode-setting done in the kernel allows for a cleaner and richer boot process, improved suspend and resume support, and more reliable VT switching (along with other advantages). Kernel mode-setting isn't yet in the mainline Linux kernel nor is the API for it frozen, but Fedora 9 shipping next month will be the first major distribution carrying this initial support. In this article we're looking more closely at kernel mode-setting with the Intel X.Org driver as well as showing videos of kernel-based mode-setting in action.
Here is a Fedora wiki KernelModesetting page.
nik
2009-07-14 02:34:05
The design of the kernel's KMS API is still in flux....Is we should design API to adopt the KMS?
2009-07-14 03:23:33
It's starting to settle down now but there may be more changes ahead as additional chipsets convert to KMS. The best way to mitigate the risks would be to work in the open on the relevant mailing lists so you can get a heads up if APIs are about to change radically.
stsquad
2009-07-16 12:55:15