Re: kernel oops with framebuffer device vt8623fb

["alois.klingler@chello.at" <alois.klingler@chello.at>]

Hi!

This issue is still not fixed in 2.6.26.1 - may be there a way to commit 
it in 2.6.26.2?

Still, the provided patch I got on 07/17/2008 works great ...

Thanks, anyway!

kind regards, Alois


Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:39:18 +0200 Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 07:00:02PM +0200, MadLoisae@gmx.net wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I've updated my machine from 2.6.25.11 to 2.6.26 and I think I've found 
>>> a problem.
>>>
>>> If I load the module vt8623fb i get a kernel oops, if the VIA 8623 
>>> display framebuffer driver is compiled direct into kernel the system 
>>> hangs up very early at booting the kernel.
>>>       
>> I am sorry for mistake, here is a patch for 2.6.26 fixing the bug:
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org>
>>     
>
> I went back through the email thread and wrote your changelog for you. 
> Not a very good one though.
>
> It would be better were you to write your changelogs, please.
>
>
>   


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