kernel 2.2.17 vgaconsole patch

[Damien BENOIST <damien.benoist@mail.com>]

I had already mailed to mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz but got
no answer, so i remail as described in the
"How to Get Your Change Into the Linux Kernel or The Unofficial
Linus HOWTO"
Please give me some feed back (damien.benoist@epita.fr) thanks.

kernel: 2.2.17

pb: // 0 does not work with ega/vga adapter and mono display

how to duplicate the pb:
compile the kernel with the following options (module or not):
- vga console
- parallel port
use the following hardware:
- monochrome display
- ega/vga adapter
- a // port at 0x3bc

changes:
- region size for ega/vga adapter with mono display (12bytes
instead of 16).

--- drivers/video/vgacon.c	Fri Oct 13 21:05:36 2000
+++ drivers/video/vgacon.c.old	Thu Oct 12 16:12:17 2000
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
*	flashing on RHS of screen during heavy console scrolling .
*	Oct 1996, Paul Gortmaker.
*
- *	For monochrome display with ega adapter the requested port region was
- *	too large, going over the // port 0 region. //0 was then inaccessible.
- *	Oct 2000, <damien.benoist@epita.fr>
*
*  This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General
Public
*  License.  See the file COPYING in the main directory of this archive for
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@
vga_video_type = VIDEO_TYPE_EGAM;
vga_vram_end = 0xb8000;
display_desc = "EGA+";
-			request_region(0x3b0,12,"ega");
+			request_region(0x3b0,16,"ega");
}
else
{


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