Re: [Qemu-devel] [5336] Optional "precise" VGA retrace support

[malc]

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Krumme, Chris wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Could we get better comments here.
>
> I know most people are experts on VGA and the exact use of
> retrace... :-)

The exact use is to be able to run DOS version of Pinball Fantasies
(and a lot of other picky applications)

> Especially when adding a new option there needs to be documentation
> about the new option.

The original patch (which was out of the tree for 5 years or so) had a
57 lines readme on the subject, once i came up with something more
succint it would be added.

> The options parsing code can lead you to the invalid vga tag, but there
> is not clue on what is valid, except by reading the code.  The current
> error message would be "Unknown vga type: std", when the error had to do
> with precise.

No it wouldn't. The error message would look like: 'Unknown vga type:
std<rest of the line>', yes this could be improved, exactly how i don't
know yet, hence this.

[..snip..]

P.S. Please do not top-post and overquote, thanks.

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