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This programm updates /dev/graphics/fb0 if it doesn't do it automatically
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <linux/fb.h>
#include <time.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
//------------------------------------------------------------
// CHECK ARGS
//------------------------------------------------------------
if (argc != 3)
{
printf("USAGE:\n");
printf("dfb2 </dev/graphics/fb0> <SCREEN UPDATE RATE>\n");
return -1;
}
char *dev = argv[1];
int rate = strtol(argv[2], 0, 10);
if (rate < 10 || rate > 60)
{
printf("Invalid rate! It should be 10 to 60\n");
return -1;
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
// OPEN DEVICE
//------------------------------------------------------------
int fd = open(dev, O_RDWR);
if (fd == -1)
{
printf("Failed to open device!\n");
return -1;
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
// CHECK DEVICE
//------------------------------------------------------------
struct fb_var_screeninfo fbvi;
if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &fbvi) == -1)
{
printf("Failed to get VSCREENINFO!\n");
return -1;
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
// PREPARATION
//------------------------------------------------------------
struct timespec s1, s2, sleep;
sleep.tv_sec = 0;
sleep.tv_nsec = 1000000000 / rate;
//------------------------------------------------------------
// CYCLE
//------------------------------------------------------------
int i;
unsigned int elapsed;
while(1)
{
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &s1);
for (i = 0; i < rate; ++i)
{
ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &fbvi);
fbvi.activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_NOW | FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
ioctl(fd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &fbvi);
nanosleep(&sleep, NULL);
}
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &s2);
elapsed = 0;
elapsed += (s2.tv_sec - s1.tv_sec)*1000;
elapsed += (s2.tv_nsec - s1.tv_nsec)/1000000;
if (elapsed > 10000)
{
sleep.tv_nsec = 1000000000/rate;
}
else
{
sleep.tv_nsec -= 1000000/rate*(-1000 + elapsed);
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
// CLEANUP
//------------------------------------------------------------
close(fd);
printf("OK\n");
return 0;
//------------------------------------------------------------
}
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